The Business of Cannabis

Five Texas Cities Vote To Decriminalize Having Small Amounts Of Pot

Sep 5, 2023 | National

By the end of Election Day, five Texas cities have voted to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession. After Austin voters overwhelmingly approved the proposition to decriminalize carrying small amounts of marijuana in May, Ground Game Texas — the...

Federal Appeals Court Rules That Gun Ban For Marijuana Consumers Is Unconstitutional

Sep 5, 2023 | National

A federal appeals court has ruled that the ban preventing people who use marijuana from possessing firearms is unconstitutional—the latest and highest-level blow to the long-standing federal prohibition that’s actively being challenged in a number of cases across the...

HHS Recommends DEA Reschedule Cannabis

Aug 31, 2023 | National

Officials with the Department of Health and Human Services recommended the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to move marijuana to a lower-risk category under the Controlled Substances Act. Why it matters: Easing federal restrictions on marijuana...

Do Cannabis Farms Count As Agriculture? Answer Could Cost Michigan Schools

Aug 30, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Cannabis cultivators take great care. Transferring a seedling from its mother plant to new pots. It joins its siblings in a highly-controlled room. Twelve hours of light, 12 hours of darkness. Its vegetative state is critical to its maturation. Temperature, humidity...

Weed War Intensifies In Small Michigan U.P. Town

Aug 30, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Marijuana turf wars have moved from street corners to city hall. The “kingpins” are now mostly law-abiding investors. They prefer lawsuits to bullets, but the multi-million-dollar battles remain fierce. An example is playing out Menominee, a city of about 8,300...