Study: “No Evidence” That Medical Cannabis Access Laws Encourage Youth Marijuana Use
Neither the enactment of medical cannabis legalization laws nor the establishment of dispensaries are associated with any upticks in young people’s use of marijuana, according to data published in the journal Substance Abuse. A team of investigators affiliated with...
Ohio’s Growing Medical Marijuana Market Poised To Reach $400 Million In Sales A Year
After a bumpy start, Ohio’s medical marijuana market is strengthening and prospects for long-term sales growth are brightening. Issues linger, such as restrictive patient-purchase limits, low patient participation and insufficient cultivation capacity. But the market...
Madison, Wisconsin: First City in U.S. to Allow Public Pot Smoking
In December, Madison, Wisconsin legalized use and possession of marijuana, joining a handful of other cities that have liberalized their cannabis laws. The new law also allows adult residents to smoke pot on public sidewalks. The caveat is no smoking in school...
Cannabis Companies Have Made a Deal With the Devil
Cannabis companies in the United States have engaged in tricky sale/leaseback arrangements with the nation’s largest provider of capital to the industry. Many of those leaseback loans have 16-year ironclad contracts which started at an outrageous interest rate- a rate...
Sons Of Norway Lodge To Become Marijuana Shop, Lounge And Grow Operation In Muskegon
A former Sons of Norway lodge soon will become a cannabis retail store, consumption lounge and grow operation. The former lodge at the corner of Harvey Street and Marquette Avenue on Muskegon’s north side recently was added to the city’s marijuana overlay district. It...
Michigan Marijuana Report Expanding Business-to-Consumer Focus
The Michigan Marijuana Report, focused on the business of Cannabis, has a very high readership among consumers of cannabis products and the companies that focus on retail customers. In order to provide even better information, the Report's Consumer Product Showcase...
Lume Cannabis Co. Celebrates One Year Of Adult-Use Sales With 20 Percent Basket Discount March 25
Lume Cannabis Co. is celebrating its one-year anniversary of adult-use sales at its Walled Lake store, Lume’s fourth store to open in Michigan last year. To thank customers for their loyalty over the past year, Lume is offering Walled Lake customers a 20 percent...
Adult-Use Marijuana Basket Composition Highlights Consumer Buying Trends In 2020
Many adult-use marijuana shoppers would rather stick with one type of product, such as flower or vape pens, when at the store than bring home a variety of cannabis goods, according to an analysis of customer basket compositions from 2020. Understanding the buying...
$1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Package Offers Marijuana-Related Companies More Financial Options
Cannabis-related firms again face hurdles in qualifying for financial relief under the newly enacted $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, but the door has opened wider for hard-hit companies, especially small and economically disadvantaged businesses....
Canadian Cannabis Companies Cheer SAFE Banking Act Reintroduction In U.S. House
Canadian cannabis companies are cheering the reintroduction of the SAFE Banking Act to the U.S. House of Representatives today. The act proposes offering safe harbour to financial institutions like banks and insurance companies, who provide services to cannabis...
