The Business of Cannabis

Michigan Spent $4M On State Marijuana Lab That Can’t Legally Test

Most Michigan marijuana customers take for granted that their products are safe and accurately tested, industry insiders say. But regulators don’t seem so sure. In 2023, the state Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced plans to open a $4.4 million...

What To Expect From Next Week’s DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearings

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius will hear arguments for and against the Biden administration-era proposal to relax federal restrictions on “marijuana”(as defined under federal law) from the Trump Justice...

Supreme Court Backs Cannabis User In Major Second Amendment Gun-Rights Case

The Supreme Court has ruled that the government can’t automatically take away someone’s right to own a gun just because they use cannabis, with advocates for cannabis reform calling this a big win. On Thursday, the justices unanimously ruled in...

Scientists Found A Cannabis Compound That Relieves Pain Without The High

Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences have identified compounds from the Cannabis sativa plant that may offer a new way to treat fibromyalgia and post-surgical pain. The findings, published in Pharmacological Reports, add to growing...

How Cannabis Compounds May Help Create Weight-Loss Drugs

It’s a cannabis paradox. The drug famously triggers the munchies, yet regular users have lower rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes. New research in mice, published in The Journal of Physiology, points to a potential explanation: Cannabis compounds may help regulate...

The Financial Maneuvering That Put Cannabis On The NYSE

Historically, cannabis companies operating in the United States have been locked out of one of the most fundamental tools available to American businesses: the ability to list on a major U.S. stock exchange. On June 5, 2026, that changed. Trulieve Cannabis Corp....