The Business of Cannabis

Study: Low-Dose Cannabis Extracts Reduce Chronic Pain, Patients’ Reliance on Analgesic Medications

Jul 10, 2025 | National

Chronic pain patients experience sustained symptomatic improvements following the use of low-dose, plant-derived cannabis extracts, according to data published in the Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy. Argentinian investigators...

Ohio Adult-Use Pot Sales Top $600 million, Doubling Medical Marijuana Sales

Jul 9, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

Ohio adult-use marijuana stores have racked up $600 million in sales since the market launched in Aug. 2024, recent data shows. And so far, customers are buying twice as much cannabis from adult-use stores as they are from MMJ dispensaries, according to...

High Prices, Poor Marketing, Stunt Ohio Cannabis Market

Jul 9, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

Ohioans had great expectations for recreational marijuana after voting to legalize personal use of the plant in Nov. 2023. According to data from the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control, total marijuana sales have reached over $2.7 billion as of mid-June. Non-medical...

THC-Free Extraction Breakthrough Could Spur Product Development For Hemp Products

Jul 7, 2025 | National

A new method developed by Colombian researchers could mark a turning point for companies making hemp-derived cannabinoid products, offering a faster, scalable way to eliminate THC while preserving CBD and other valuable compounds. The recently published work...

CRA’s Hanna Re-elected As Cannabis Regulators Association Board Member

Jul 3, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), an international organization of government officials who oversee cannabis policy, held elections for its executive board earlier this month prior to CANNRA’s annual external stakeholder conference in Denver, CO, and Brian...