The Business of Cannabis

Pennsylvania: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Needs A Blue Wave

Perpetually stuck in medical-only, Pennsylvania won’t legalize adult-use cannabis – and unlock one of the top markets still eluding the national marijuana industry – until there’s a political changeover in Harrisburg, top Democratic elected officials said...

Ohio: Hemp Businesses Say Adult-Use Cannabis Law Favors ‘Big Marijuana’ 

Ohio hemp businesses say that the enforcement of the state’s adult-use cannabis rules unfairly targets their industry and favors “Big Marijuana” companies, which are allowed to operate under different rules despite dealing with the same plant, Statehouse...

Michigan: CRA Revokes 20 Marijuana Grower Licenses For Company’s Egregious Conduct

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency revoked 20 Class C grower licenses that had been held by a limited liability company doing business in Michigan. An investigation by the CRA found GP Holdings transferred packages to a licensed processor under manifests that...

DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Halted Over GAO Report

A DEA judge has paused a hearing regarding the Trump administration's request to move marijuana to a Schedule III drug from a Schedule I drug over a recent Government Accountability Office report that found "gaps" in the federal government's drug scheduling...

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Senate Votes To Delay Looming Hemp THC Ban

The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted down an amendment that would have stripped a delay of an impending ban on hemp THC products included in a continuing resolution to fund the government, according to a report from The Hill. Congress voted last year to prohibit hemp...

Study: Marijuana Use Tops Cigarettes In US

Marijuana use surpassed cigarette use in the United States last year, a new study found. In 2025, 43.8 million Americans (ages 12 and up) used marijuana regularly, compared to 36.1 million Americans who smoked cigarettes, according to the 2025 National Survey on Drug...

Curaleaf Announces Hostile Takeover Bid For Aurora Cannabis

Marijuana’s effect on most humans is to make them more mellow and content. So it felt a little out of character when U.S. cannabis company Curaleaf (OTC:CURLF) launched a hostile takeover bid for its Canadian peer, Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ:ACB) on Tuesday. Curaleaf’s...