The Business of Cannabis

Tennessee Lawmakers Seek To Restrict Smokable Hemp Flower Products

Feb 19, 2025 | National

Two bills filed in the Tennessee Legislature could significantly reshape the state’s hemp industry. One proposal, sponsored by Republican Rep. Ed Butler, seeks to ban smokable hemp flower products, including THCa flower, which when heated produces effects similar to...

Marijuana Retailers Linked To Fewer Opioid Deaths, No Increase In Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents

Feb 14, 2025 | National

Counties with a high volume of marijuana retailers have reduced levels of opioid-related deaths and do not experience increases in either traffic-related fatalities or suicide, according to data published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol...

January Michigan Cannabis Sales Down From December

Feb 13, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The good news is Michigan cannabis sales in January rose from January 2024, but fell from December 2024. Looking at the numbers, January 2025 cannabis sales – including medical marijuana – totaled $247.3 million, up just under 2 percent from January 2024. Medical...

Pincanna Lays Off Some Grow Employees To Reduce Costs In Wake Of Collapsing Cannabis Prices

Feb 12, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Pincanna has temporarily shuttered part of its grow facility and laid off employees in the wake of collapsing cannabis prices. “The oversupply of cannabis in Michigan has created a highly-competitive and unsustainable market,” Rob Nusbaum, founder and owner of the...

Will Trump Keep Campaign Promise To Legalize Cannabis?

Feb 12, 2025 | National

As the first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term wind down, the cannabis industry is holding its breath. Was Trump’s campaign-trail support for legalization just another empty promise, or is there hope for meaningful reform? The answer, as always with Trump,...