The Business of Cannabis

Hemp Beverages: Exploring The Market Potential In Chicago

In a recent edition of CSP's "At Your Convenience" podcast, our team talked to industry experts Dan Razowsky from R-Marts and Rick Schepp from GTI and Rhythm, discussing the current trends, challenges and opportunities for hemp beverages in the Chicago...

Women-Owned Cleveland Cannabis Culture Boutique Reopens

After nearly five months of being shuttered, The Girls’ Joint in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood has reopened its doors, and its owners say the experience revealed just how complicated it can be for small businesses to navigate city systems. The...

Could The White House Stop A Federal Hemp-THC Ban?

On Monday, the White House sent Congress a list of requests for increased funding across various programs. That list included a request to update the definition of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. The request reads: “Language is needed to update the...

Congressional Republicans Preparing Bill Descheduling Marijuana Nationwide

According to The Marijuana Herald, a proposal is expected to be introduced in the House prior to the midterm elections that will be similar to the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act in that it would remove marijuana entirely from...

How Cornbread Hemp Brings A New Age Of Tourism To Kentucky

Think of it like a bourbon distillery, but for hemp.Dubbed the fastest-growing hemp company in America on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list, Higdon and Zipperle, who were among the first companies nationwide to introduce organic, flower-only CBD gummies to the consumer market,...

Five States Most Likely To Legalize Marijuana In 2025

As 2025 kicks off and state legislative sessions get rolling, marijuana legalization advocates are eyeing a handful of jurisdictions as key battlegrounds where they see the prospects of enacting reform this year as most likely. Pennsylvania and Hawaii are widely seen...

Career Drug Warrior Named Acting DEA Administrator

The Trump administration has named career special agent Derek S. Maltz as Acting Administrator of the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Maltz replaces former Administrator Anne Milgram, who departed the agency last week.    Maltz worked within...