The Business of Cannabis

Detroit’s Psychedelic Healing Shack Up For Sale After Owner Harassed By City

Apr 23, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The owner of the Psychedelic Healing Shack, a spiritual and wellness center that was raided by Detroit police last year, has put his Woodward Avenue property up for sale. Robert Pizzimenti, known to many as Dr. Bob, says the move is not because he wants to leave...

Study: Pot Hospital Visits Linked To Dementia Diagnosis Within 5 Years

Apr 23, 2025 | National

Long term cannabis use can increase the risk of dementia, according to a large study of more than 6 million people published April 14 in the journal JAMA Neurology. “Someone who has an emergency room visit or hospitalization due to cannabis has a 23% increased risk of...

Republican-Leaning Poll Finds “There Is No Demographic Group That Doesn’t Believe Cannabis Should Be Legal”

Apr 23, 2025 | National

Voters strongly support legalizing cannabis and other marijuana-related policy reforms, according to national survey data compiled by the firm Fabrizio, Lee & Associates and first reported by Marijuana Moment. The poll, which includes an oversampling of...

Trump’s Tariffs Drive Up Costs And Prices For Michigan Cannabis Industry

Apr 23, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

While some companies and parts suppliers have stockpiled enough supply to not feel the effects yet, others are feeling the financial strain of the tariffs already. As the United States and China continue to increase tariffs on each other’s goods,...

Ohio’s First Legal 420 Cannabis Holiday Generates $3 Million Jump In Revenue For State’s Dispensaries

Apr 23, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region

 Sunday marked Ohio’s first legal 420 stoner day and recreational marijuana sales were booming in the weeks leading up to the official pot holiday. Ohio voters legalized recreational marijuana in the 2023 election, but dual-use dispensaries were first...