The Business of Cannabis

New York: Cannabis Is Booming — Why Does It Feel Like a Race to the Bottom?

Behind the polished presentations and sophisticated branding is a less glamorous conversation about wholesale pricing, retail margins, promotional allowances, payment terms, and who can afford to keep competing. I've experienced that disconnect firsthand...

Minnesota: Hemp THC Deadline Hits $200 Million Industry, Leads To Layoffs

Minnesota hemp sellers say the approach of Dec. 11 is already hitting their bottom line and changing what stores keep on the shelf. After Dec. 11, some Minnesota liquor stores say they still expect to sell hemp drinks. The federal law would complicate...

Cannabis Was Canada’s 5th Most Important Cash Crop In 2025 

Cannabis was Canada’s fifth most important cash crop in 2025, according to Stats Canada figures. In Canada, cannabis crops were worth $3 billion last year, or 5.8% of total crop receipts.   Cannabis crops in 2025 were worth nearly $1...

Cannabis Rescheduling Process Remains Sidelined, DEA Judge Orders New Replies

The words “expedited hearing” are losing their grip on the cannabis rescheduling process, as the judge assigned to the task entertains reopening the proceedings “for limited discovery and testimony” at the demand of prohibitionist parties. Derek C. Julius,...

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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...