The Business of Cannabis

Congress Working To Let Veterans Administration Recommend Medical Marijuana

Jun 4, 2024 | National

With medical marijuana legal in most states, more veterans than ever before are eligible to use cannabis therapeutically. Unfortunately, many find it difficult or impossible to gain access to these life-saving programs because doctors within the Department of Veterans...

Ohio Now Accepting Recreational Marijuana Applications: But When Will Sales Begin?

Jun 4, 2024 | Great Lakes Region

Applications for medical marijuana dispensaries to serve both medical and recreational customers in Ohio must open by Friday, June 7, say regulators, though it is not expected that dispensaries will begin selling products by this coming Saturday. Ohio...

C3 Industries’ High Profile Dispensaries Celebrate Pride Month with Special Offerings

Jun 4, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

C3 Industries announced its celebrating Pride Month with special offerings at High Profile cannabis dispensaries located in Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, New Jersey and Massachusetts throughout the month of June, the company said in a press release. As part of its...

Clinical Trial: CBD-Infused Gel Relieves Osteoarthritic Hand Pain

Jun 4, 2024 | National

The daily application of a transdermal gel containing CBD relieves pain and improves the quality of life of patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA), according to open-label trial data published in the journal Nature: Scientific Reports. Australian...

Michigan’s Marijuana Industry Hoping Congress Will Stamp Out Chemically Grown Competitor

Jun 4, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

DETROIT – The 2018 Farm Bill created what’s known as the “Farm Bill loophole” that made hemp-derived THC federally legal. This has allowed operators in other states where marijuana is illegal to take hemp-derived THC and combine it with enough additives to mimic...