The Business of Cannabis

Illinois Pot Revenue Falls As Hemp And Other States Cut Into Prices For Now Struggling Industry

Feb 18, 2026 | Great Lakes Region

The opening of the Okay Cannabis shop in Wheeling three years ago seemed like a good business bet. It was the first dispensary in the state to combine sales of marijuana and alcohol with the adjoining West Town Bakery. Weed, booze and baked goods? It appeared to be a...

Cannabis Use Associated With Better Decision-Making Skills In People With Bipolar Disorder

Feb 18, 2026 | National

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry suggests that chronic cannabis use may not be associated with cognitive impairment in people with bipolar disorder, contrasting with its effects on healthy individuals. The findings indicate that people with bipolar...

New York City’s Gothan Launches Accelerator For Black-Owned Cannabis Brands

Feb 18, 2026 | National

Gotham, the city’s first cannabis concept store, announced on Feb. 11 the launch of the Gotham Growth Project (GGP), an accelerator designed to help growth-stage cannabis brands from underserved communities scale their businesses. The inaugural cohort will focus on...

What’s In Whitmer’s Budget? Sin Taxes — And Lots Of Them

Feb 18, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to fill a “gap” in the next state budget banks on tax hikes, reserve funding, and to-be-determined spending cuts and other savings. Two of those measures — the tax increases and rainy day fund withdrawal — are already...

Tests Reveal Purer Meth, Less Pure Opioids, More Cocaine Hit Michigan From Mexican Cartels

Feb 18, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Mexican drug cartels are shipping purer forms of meth into rural Michigan, replacing the drugs that were once made in home labs and full of impurities, police and lab testing data shows. Meanwhile, opioids have been cut with more impurities that can render overdose...