News and Information about the Business of Cannabis

Receiver Appointed For Red White & Bloom Cannabis

A Michigan circuit court has appointed a receiver for the assets of PharmaCo, a property of Canada-based cannabis multistate operator Red White & Bloom Brands. PharmaCo, which was acquired in February 2022 by Red White & Bloom...

As Michigan’s Cannabis Market Continues To Grow, Health Problems Grow With It

In the five years since Michigan legalized adult-use cannabis, the plant and its effects — positive and negative — have received increasing attention and mainstream acceptance. As cannabis has emerged from the shadows, more products have entered the market,...

Michigan Eclipses $10 Billion In Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Since Went Legal In 2019

Michigan licensed retailers sold $264.7 million in adult-legal cannabis in December pushing Michigan past the $3 billion annual sales mark for 2024, to $3.27 billion, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency reported. That represents a 9.9% increase from the $2.98...

J.D Vance, Trump’s VP Pick, Opposes Cannabis Banking Reform

Jul 17, 2024 | National

Ohio’s forthcoming adult-use cannabis market will soon be among the biggest in the nation, rivaling the likes of Michigan, where licensed dispensaries are on pace to record more than $3 billion in sales in 2024. This means Ohio dispensaries will likely see an influx...

Michigan Marijuana Sales Remain Flat In June For 3rd Straight Month

Jul 17, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan marijuana sales remained flat in June, although sales were up 6.9 percent from June 2023. Michigan marijuana dispensaries sold $278.8 million in adult legal and medical products last month, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency reported Monday, down from $279.6...

Federal Ban On Delta-8, Other Hemp-Derived Intoxicants Could Come By October

Jul 15, 2024 | National

A ban on intoxicating hemp may not wait for the next U.S. Farm Bill, as a measure that could remove the often unsafe products from the market has passed out of a key U.S. congressional committee and could be in place by October. The House Appropriations Committee last...

Microdosing Edibles Recalled After 48 Illnesses, 1 Possible Death

Jul 10, 2024 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Health officials are alerting Michigan residents that a brand of microdosing edibles has been recalled after dozens of people have gotten sick across the country and one death is under investigation. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in coordination with Michigan...

Ohio Marijuana Growers, Processors First To Operate In Rec Market

Jul 10, 2024 | Great Lakes Region

Facilities that grow marijuana and create cannabis products will receive priority when the state doles out certificates of operation ahead of recreational sale in Ohio. A total of 14 dispensaries, five cultivators and six processors in this region have received...

DEA Reclassify Cannabis Comment Period Ends July 22

Jul 10, 2024 | Feature, National

The US Drug Enforcement Administration is now accepting comments from the public until July 22 on whether to reclassify cannabis. NORML's step-by-step submission guide and talking points will assist you in taking part in this once in a lifetime opportunity to help...

Wisconsin State Patrol Arresting More Motorists For Cannabis Possession

Jul 10, 2024 | Great Lakes Region

The Wisconsin State Patrol is arresting more people than ever for marijuana possession, even as arrests at the local level have fallen and the state remains an outlier in a sea of legal weed in the Midwest. Arrests for marijuana possession on Wisconsin highways grew...

Michigan Politician Seeks To Ease Regulatory Burden On Dispensaries

Jul 10, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Last month, Michigan emerged as the top seller of legal cannabis in the country. Now, Rep. Graham FILLER (R-St. Johns) is reviving an effort to ease the state’s regulatory burden on marijuana retailers. The bipartisan two-bill package would merge the...

Michigan Employers, Medical Centers Using New Breathalyzer To Detect Recent Cannabis Use

Jul 10, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A breathalyzer designed to determine whether someone is currently under the influence of cannabis is being used by employers in Michigan and is now offered at several medical centers around the state. The device developed by California-based Hound Labs Inc. is among...

How Cannabis-Friendly Are Potential Biden Successors?

Jul 10, 2024 | National

U.S. President Joe Biden, whose October 2022 executive order launched marijuana rescheduling, the most significant shift in federal cannabis policy in 50 years, will be the Democratic Party’s nominee for president. At least, that’s what Biden has said repeatedly...