The Business of Cannabis

CRA Holding Public Comment Hearings

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency hosted a public comment period and public hearing on the proposed rule changes to the marijuana administrative rules in April and May 2025, during which it received over 700 individual suggested changes to the rules. After a...

TSA Just Updated Its Marijuana Policy, But What Exactly Does That Mean?

Is it about to get easier to pack your pot on an airplane? Without any fanfare or even a press release, the Transportation Security Administration quietly changed its policies regarding marijuana in April 2026 — specifically, medical marijuana. But as news...

Colorado, Washington Mull Marijuana-Based Tourism

Marijuana legalization votes this week in Colorado and Washington state don't just set up an epic state-federal showdown on drug law for residents. The measures also open the door for marijuana tourism. Both marijuana measures make marijuana possession in...

Marijuana Users Could Soon Legally Own Guns For The First Time In Decades

Anton Harb Jr. is a 44-year-old Iraq War combat veteran and retired ATF agent who obtained an associate’s degree in firearm technology. He also suffers from PTSD, which he treats with marijuana. “There are not many people who are more versed in handling...

Judge Rules To Temporarily Block Texas’ Smokeable Hemp Ban

Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted the Texas Hemp Business Council, Hemp Industry & Farmers of America, and several Texas-based dispensaries and manufacturers a temporary restraining order against new testing requirements that creates 0.3% total THC threshold,...

Massachusetts: Governor Signs New Cannabis Law

Governor Maura Healey signed a new cannabis law on Sunday that will expand business opportunities and increase the amount of cannabis adults can legally possess. The law increases the legal possession limit for adults to two ounces and doubles the number of retail...