The Business of Cannabis

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...

June CRA Public Meeting Focus On Budgets, Labs, Enforcement And Inspections

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

At the June 13 Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency public meeting the focus was on budget approvals and enforcement, budget approvals, and lab developments. Budget Approvals and Laboratory Developments Michigan’s House, Senate, and Governor’s office have...

Maryland To Issue More Than 175,000 Pardons For Marijuana Convictions

Jun 19, 2024 | National

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore ordered more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions on Monday, saying the “most sweeping state-level pardon in any state” will help reverse harms from the past caused by the war on drugs. During a news conference, Moore said...