The Business of Cannabis

Monthly Marijuana Sales In Michigan See Big Jump In March Even As Prices Slowly Rise

Monthly marijuana sales in Michigan saw a large jump from February to March despite the third straight month of rising prices, according to the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency's (CRA) monthly report. Michiganders purchased over $255 million worth of...

Planted Provisioning Welcomes Northfield Township Approval of Extended Cannabis Delivery Hours

Planted Provisioning today announced its support for Northfield Township's approval of extended cannabis delivery hours, a change that will allow the company to better serve adult use consumers across Livingston, Oakland, Wayne, and Washtenaw counties from...

Portage Marijuana Dispensary Gets Shut Down For 14 Days, Fined $15K

 A Portage marijuana dispensary has been hit with a $15,000 fine and 14-day license suspension. Doja, a cannabis retailer at 4203 E. Centre Ave., faced discipline because it accepted and sold marijuana products that were illegally transferred from Lake...

A Weed Getaway: 12 Michigan Dispensaries Worth A Road Trip

In Michigan, you’re rarely far from a cannabis dispensary.  More than 825 weed retailers are spread across 234 communities, situated in strip malls, busy commercial corridors, downtown storefronts, tourist towns, and even old churches. In metro Detroit...

Best Stoner Movies And Shows To Watch High On Netflix

Saturday is April 4, 2020. Or put another way, this Saturday is 4/4/2020. Not since April 20, 420 ― 10 years after the Visgoths ransacked Rome ― has the calendar offered a double “420,” if you will. Today is also April Fools’ Day and the world continues to be under...

The Best Weed Reads To Build Your Cannabis Library

As we mentally prepare for a full month of COVID-19 quarantine ahead, cannabis and books are two go-to saviors (best enjoyed together) from social media screen time and the barrage of bad news. Whether you’re an industry insider reeling from conference cancellations,...

Harvest Health Completes $25 Million Franklin Labs Purchase

Multistate marijuana operator Harvest Health & Recreation announced on Friday it closed on its previously announced $25.5 million purchase of Pennsylvania medical cannabis company Franklin Labs. The closing comes a day after Harvest revealed that it...

Coronavirus Could Accelerate US Cannabis Legalization

As the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic piles up, U.S. cities and states are set to face significant lost revenue given the loss of business activity. But, as DataTrek Research’s Jessica Rabe writes in a note, “there’s a...