The Business of Cannabis

Missouri Cannabis Retail Workers Ratify State’s Second Union Contract

Cannabis workers at a licensed retailer in Springfield, Missouri ratified a union contract last week after years of negotiations, union officials said. The July 30 vote by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 2-organized workers at Key Cannabis...

Michigan: Among States Looking To Turn Cannabis Facilities Into Data Centers

In Kalamazoo, Michigan, cannabis company Harbor Farmz has marketed its cultivation facility as a potential AI data center site.  The 32,850-square-foot property was originally built in 2020 for cannabis production but is now being pitched for technology...

Enrollment In Georgia’s Medical Cannabis Program Jumps After Lawmakers Ease Access

Georgia’s medical cannabis program experienced an unprecedented surge of new registered patients over the past month after the law changed significantly to ease access. The patient registry grew from 36,595 patients in late June to 44,854 on Monday, an...

Energy Costs Are Reshaping Cannabis Economics

Some cannabis growers built on the assumption that power would stay cheap. That bet has gone bad. Electricity rates are up 15% to 25% over the past two years with no ceiling in sight through 2030, according to Jim Kordoban, founder and CEO of On Point Power,...

Why Red Oklahoma Is Home To Booming Medical Marijuana Market

People outside the cannabis industry might be surprised to learn that the most liberal medical marijuana market in the country isn’t California anymore. Nor is it Colorado, Oregon or another left-leaning blue state. It’s politically conservative Oklahoma. The red...

Upheaval Often Follows After Legacy Marijuana Companies Go Public

After the famed Oakland-based marijuana dispensary Harborside went public in 2019, long-term employees noticed a change within the company: a cultural shift from the activist roots of Harborside’s founders to a more buttoned-down corporate atmosphere. They didn’t like...

Virtual Cannabis Forum June 17

More than 18,000 workers are employed in Michigan’s marijuana industry, nearly double the number of cannabis jobs in the state a year ago. Michigan employs the sixth most cannabis industry employees in the nation and in 2020 increased its share faster than most other...