The Business of Cannabis

Puff Cannabis To Open Dispensary In Kalamazoo

Jun 14, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

 Another cannabis dispensary is coming to Kalamazoo. Puff Cannabis Company is launching its Kalamazoo location at 4305 Portage St. June 19 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m,, according to a press release. Attendees will receive a Puff swag bag worth $100, while supplies last, the...

NBA Nixes Cannabis Testing For Players

Jun 14, 2023 | National

The National Basketball Association (NBA) will no longer drug test players for cannabis as part of the league’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Under the new CBA, tentatively agreed to by the league and the NBA Players Association (NBPA), players will no...

Edibles Gaining Ground As Consumers Look For Standardized Dosing, Ease Of Use

Jun 14, 2023 | National

Before legalization, buying edibles could be a risky game. Whether it was unregulated products dressed up to look like legal ones, or bake sale-style brownies simply wrapped in cellophane, the difference between 5mg and 50mg was sometimes indistinguishable and dosing...

May Michigan Cannabis Sales $245.9 Million

Jun 14, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

May adult-use and medical marijuana sales dipped slightly in May from April, but growth was still up nearly 32 percent from May a year ago. May sales for both categories totaled $245.9 million. In April and March monthly sales hovered around $250 million. Which means...

Cannabis-Friendly Credit Card Processing Offered By Desert Creek Ventures

Jun 7, 2023 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Michigan cannabis community has had difficulty getting approval by credit card companies to pay for cannabis. Now with a new product from Desert Creek Ventures, a binary credit card processing system will let anyone use credit cards to pay for their purchases....