The Business of Cannabis

Indiana Embraces Marijuana With More Than $1B Sales, Study Finds

Indiana has some of the most stringent laws on cannabis in the country, but despite that, use among adults has consistently increased over the past decade. That is according to a new report from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, which partnered with the...

Michigan Supreme Court Orders Review Of 24% Cannabis Tax

The Michigan Supreme Court ordered the state Court of Appeals to take another look at the legality of Michigan’s 24% wholesale cannabis tax. “The court of Appeals shall expedite its consideration of this case,” the Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday, April...

What The Trump Administration’s Move To Reclassify Marijuana Means For Investors

CNBC’s Brandon Gomez reports on the Trump administration’s move to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug. The change doesn’t legalize the drug at the federal level but it could significantly expand scientific research in the drug’s medical uses. More...

What Cannabis Rescheduling Really Means: Insights from Mint Cannabis’ Pablo Palomino

The cannabis industry finally got the jolt it’s been waiting for. With the federal government moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, the conversation has shifted from if reform will happen to what happens next. To unpack the implications, I sat...

Health Canada: No New Marijuana Beverage Rules Before Fall 2022

Canadian marijuana companies awaiting a potentially major regulatory overhaul that could pump new life into the country’s fledgling infused beverage market will have to wait a bit longer. Canada’s federal health department told MJBizDaily that proposed changes to...

DC Passes Law Protecting Workers From Failed Drug Tests

The city council in Washington, D.C. took a step forward in protecting employees from marijuana restrictions. In early June, lawmakers unanimously approved a bill that would stop employers from firing employees who fail cannabis tests. To come to fruition,...

Health Canada: No New Cannabis Beverage Rules Before Fall 2022

Canadian cannabis companies awaiting a potentially major regulatory overhaul that could pump new life into the country’s fledgling infused beverage market will have to wait a bit longer. Canada’s federal health department told MJBizDaily that proposed...

Climate Change Will Affect Where And How Cannabis Is Grown

Cannabis growers are confronting the same issue that threatens to upend the wine industry and other agricultural-based businesses – shifting weather patterns and climate change. Those shifts are forcing cannabis growers to rethink how to cultivate their plants....