The Business of Cannabis

Ohio Senate Wants To Tighten Marijuana Home Grow Rules, Crack Down On Delta-8 THC

Jun 19, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region

Ohio’s Senate Republicans are moving to tighten home cultivation rules for cannabis in a recently introduced senate bill that would also create new regulations for the sale of delta-8 THC, a compound derived from hemp. Advocates say the GOP-dominated senate is...

Native Michigan Remedies Opens Niles Marijuana Microbusiness

Jun 19, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

An established Niles marijuana business opened its new dispensary to the community earlier this month. After more than five years of growing and cultivating cannabis, Native Michigan Remedies opened the doors to its Class A marijuana microbusiness at 2112 Industrial...

Baker College Teams Up With House Of Dank To Offer Internships In Detroit

Jun 19, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Baker College has teamed up with House of Dank to provide cannabis-related internships in Metro Detroit. This collaboration aims to create a talent pipeline for the cannabis industry while ensuring students receive comprehensive education and training. The Oakland...

Michigan Marijuana Businesses Wait To See What Happens When Federal Rules Change

Jun 19, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Molly MacDonald doesn’t know much about the intricate federal regulations for marijuana. But she appreciates the donation of more than $50,000 from a local cannabis business to her breast-cancer charity. “We take financial donations from almost...

Marijuana Rescheduling Opponents Slam FDA Process, Saying It Relied On ‘Very Bad Studies’

Jun 19, 2024 | National

Leaders of a prohibitionist group spent close to an hour last week publicly complaining that the government’s planned rescheduling of marijuana to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act amounted to a politically motivated move, one they said was unsupported by...