The Business of Cannabis

Bucking The Trend: Michigan Wholesale Tax Nightmare At Hand

Sep 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

As everyone in Michigan’s cannabis industry is all too painfully aware, Michigan’s Legislative leaders and Governor have agreed to create a new (minimum) 24 percent wholesale tax on the state’s cannabis industry. The Michigan House of Representatives passed the bill...

Flawed Data In USDA Hemp Reports Warping Policy, Investment, And Market Signals

Sep 28, 2025 | National

Garbage in, garbage out. It’s a phrase every business person knows, and for good reason: even the most sophisticated decisions are only as good as the data behind them. If the data’s no good, everything else wobbles. I recently took a deep dive into the USDA’s...

Physicians Warn Against Smoking Pot During Pregnancy

Sep 24, 2025 | National

Pregnant women should stay away from cannabis, and doctors should ask all patients about its use before, during and after pregnancy, according to new guidance from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The recommendations come as cannabis use during...

SXSW Is Taking Votes On Dozens Of Marijuana And Psychedelics Panel Proposals For 2026 Festival

Sep 24, 2025 | National

Voting is now open for panels to be part of next year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, allowing anyone with an opinion to weigh in on what topics the event covers and whose views are featured onstage. And once again, like in past years, there are dozens of...

Kentucky Hemp Farmers Ask McConnell To Protect CBD Market Or Could Face Catastrophic Consequences

Sep 24, 2025 | National

Dozens of Kentucky hemp farmers are urging Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell not to “criminalize” the sale of products containing hemp-derived cannabinoids. A letter from 58 hemp farmers in the state sent to McConnell on Monday requests an in-person...