The Business of Cannabis

Bud Barn Opened Valentine’s Day To Coincide With New Bob Marley Movie

Feb 8, 2024 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Hotchkiss, Michigan’s, second pot shop, Bud Barn, had its grand opening on Valentine’s Day to coincide with the Bob Marley movie release of “One Love.” The grand opening celebration, called “Love for Bud,” included sweetheart...

Accuracy Sometimes Bad For Business In Michigan Marijuana Testing

Feb 7, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan marijuana customers want to get high, but the information they use to achieve that may be flawed, industry insiders and regulators say. Test results, specifically for THC potency, play a major role in prices customers pay — and profits retailers and...

West Michigan Music Venue Plans To Offer Both Cannabis And Alcohol

Feb 7, 2024 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The cannabis-friendly music festival Cannabash is moving to a permanent venue about an hour north of Grand Rapids, where event organizers plan to offer both cannabis and alcohol for consumption. The open-air concert space, called Field of Greens and located in...

Licensed Cannabis Cultivators In California Declining Rapidly

Feb 7, 2024 | National

The number of actively-licensed cultivators in California continues to decline as 2024 gets underway. According to a January 31 query of the state’s License Search tool, 5,498 cultivators hold active licenses. That figure is down almost 35% from two years ago, when...

Survey: Young Americans Are Five Times More Likely To Smoke Marijuana Than Cigarettes

Feb 7, 2024 | National

Significantly more Americans now say they smoke marijuana than cigarettes—with young people being more than five times more likely to consume cannabis than tobacco, according to new Gallup polling data. Overall, 17 percent of Americans say they smoke cannabis,...