The Business of Cannabis

Human Use Of Cannabis—For Food, Fiber And Psychoactive Effects—Stretches Back Millennia, New Report Says

Oct 10, 2023 | International

A new paper in the European Journal for Chemistry traces the history of cannabis through “thousands of years of contact with mankind,” noting the plant’s legacy as a source of fiber, nutrition, medicine, spirituality and pleasure. At the same time, it notes that...

Legislature Votes to Allow Marijuana Agreements With Indian Tribes, Exempt Them From Taxes

Oct 10, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Michigan House of Representatives voted 90 to 15 Oct. 6 to pass Senate Bill 180, a little less than four months after the measure passed the Senate 29 to 9. The proposed law will soon be sent to the desk of Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and a spokesperson for...

Report: Arizona Social Equity Licenses Mostly Owned By Investors, Corporations

Oct 10, 2023 | National

The vast majority of cannabis social equity business permits in Arizona are ending up controlled by the exact demographic for which they were not intended. Of the 26 social equity licenses issued by the state last year – which were intended for entrepreneurs...

Michigan Man Growing 1,000 Unlicensed Marijuana Plants Won’t Face Felony Charges

Oct 10, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A man accused of growing 1,100 marijuana plants in an unlicensed operation protected by dogs will avoid felony charges after a major decision by the Michigan Court of Appeals, which said a voter-approved law with lighter consequences controls the case. Shaaln Kejbou...

Cannabis Grown Outdoors Considered Inferior – Michigan Marijuana Farm Wants To Change That

Oct 9, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Amid 120 acres of decaying cornstalks and scarecrows along County Road 665 north of Paw Paw, rows and rows of lush green trees rise into the sky. Expensive trees. Trees that make up the next crop of marijuana growing at Grasshopper Farms. October, otherwise known in...