The Business of Cannabis

‘Shadow’ Groups, Bribery Claims, Private Investigators Focus Of Michigan Marijuana Dispute

Mar 27, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

 The battle for control of a Michigan city’s lucrative marijuana market has feuding attorneys making bold claims of unethical and potentially illegal behavior. It’s all taking place in Menominee, an 8,300-resident town on the Wisconsin border in the south-central...

High On Cannabis, Woman Panics And Jumps From Rideshare On I-96

Mar 27, 2024 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

 A woman high on marijuana panicked while in a rideshare and jumped out of the moving vehicle on I-96 near I-94, state police said. The incident began around 4:45 p.m. Sunday, March 24, when motorists called Detroit Regional Communication Center to report a crash on...

Report: National Cannabis Industry Set For Rapid Growth, Despite Self-Sabotage

Mar 27, 2024 | National

The U.S. cannabis industry has enormous growth potential, according to a report from Whitney Economics, but it struggles to realize it because of many self-inflicted wounds. Portland-based Beau Whitney forecasted that legal cannabis retail revenue in the U.S. in 2024...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Signs Bill Banning Intoxicating Hemp Products

Mar 27, 2024 | National

Intoxicating hemp products are now banned in South Dakota after Gov. Kristi Noem signed a law intended to remove from the market all products containing delta-8 THC and other synthetic compounds. Under the law, production, sales and distribution of “chemically...

Analysis: Limonene Terpene Reduces THC-Induced Anxiety

Mar 27, 2024 | National

The co-administration of THC and the terpene D-limonene is associated with reduced feelings of anxiety, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Researchers with John Hopkins University assessed the influence of D-limonene...