The Business of Cannabis

Ohio: Dispensary Closed For Investigation After Two Report Serious Health Reactions

Specialty retailer Vext Science, Inc. shut down one of its cannabis dispensaries in Ohio after two people reportedly suffered from serious health reactions possibly due to purchased products. The company said in a Friday release that the Herbal Wellness...

Illinois: nuEra Expands Medical Cannabis Access

Beginning September 10, 2026, nuEra Cannabis will begin serving registered medical cannabis patients at its dispensaries in Champaign, DeKalb, East Dubuque, Aurora and Chicago Southland in Harvey. The expansion follows new Illinois state...

Four20 Post Adds Live Stock Market Data

The new feature includes publicly-traded cannabis industry businesses in the Great Lakes states and provinces. The new coverage reflects our push to encourage treatment of the industry as a growing group of mainstream businesses, entrepreneurs, and...

Why Massachusetts Risks Reversing Cannabis Legalization Despite $10 Billion In Sales

Massachusetts just hit $10 billion in gross recreational cannabis sales in September, but its market risks disappearing as the state’s residents are set to decide whether to reverse legalization this November. Data from the Cannabis Control Commission show...

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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...

THC Delta 8 Is Totally Legal, For Now

The high you get from marijuana is due to a single cannabinoid called Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. That’s the primary psychoactive ingredient in weed, as well as the primary target of regulators seeking to control its use. But the marijuana plant contains...

Coming Soon: A Senate Bill To End Marijuana Criminalization

On February 1st, Senators Cory Booker, Ron Wyden, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer released a joint statement declaring their intention to release a draft discussion bill outlining how best to legalize and regulate cannabis and cannabis commerce in a...