The Business of Cannabis

New York: Cannabis Is Booming — Why Does It Feel Like a Race to the Bottom?

Behind the polished presentations and sophisticated branding is a less glamorous conversation about wholesale pricing, retail margins, promotional allowances, payment terms, and who can afford to keep competing. I've experienced that disconnect firsthand...

Minnesota: Hemp THC Deadline Hits $200 Million Industry, Leads To Layoffs

Minnesota hemp sellers say the approach of Dec. 11 is already hitting their bottom line and changing what stores keep on the shelf. After Dec. 11, some Minnesota liquor stores say they still expect to sell hemp drinks. The federal law would complicate...

Cannabis Was Canada’s 5th Most Important Cash Crop In 2025 

Cannabis was Canada’s fifth most important cash crop in 2025, according to Stats Canada figures. In Canada, cannabis crops were worth $3 billion last year, or 5.8% of total crop receipts.   Cannabis crops in 2025 were worth nearly $1...

Cannabis Rescheduling Process Remains Sidelined, DEA Judge Orders New Replies

The words “expedited hearing” are losing their grip on the cannabis rescheduling process, as the judge assigned to the task entertains reopening the proceedings “for limited discovery and testimony” at the demand of prohibitionist parties. Derek C. Julius,...

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Indiana Hemp Farmers Forming Co-Op to Focus on Fiber

While cannabidiol (CBD) has been the darling of the U.S. hemp industry, a pocket of farmers in southern Indiana are trying to shift the focus to fiber. Farmers are working to establish a functional cooperative in the southern part of the state, where a bulk of the...

Sometimes, No Means Yes

When it comes to local ballot proposals, sometimes voting NO is the equivalent of saying, YES. In the March 10 election in Michigan, ten local proposals appeared on ballots which raised the question of authorizing cannabis-based businesses in their respective...

December 2019 Legal Cannabis Demand Closes Year Up From November

EAST LANSING - According to Anderson Economic Group’s monthly AndCan®Index, demand for legal cannabis products in the United States continued a steady climb through December to close 2019 on a strong note. The Index is produced each month by AEG’s experts, who closely...