The Business of Cannabis

Trump Names Anti-Cannabis Hardliner DEA Administrator

Feb 12, 2025 | National

President Trump has nominated Terrance C. Cole to serve as the next administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, replacing acting director Derek Maltz. Cole, a longtime DEA veteran who currently serves as Virginia’s secretary of Public Safety and Homeland...

Whitmer Proposes 32 Percent Wholesale Tax On Michigan Adult-Use Cannabis Products

Feb 11, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is proposing levying a 32 percent wholesale tax on the sale of adult-use marijuana products to fix Michigan’s roads by adding about $3 billion in additional infrastructure funding each year without commuters paying more. Whitmer unveiled the...

Ohio Recreational Cannabis Sales At 6 Month Mark: 123 Dispensaries Sell $255 Million

Feb 8, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

Six months into legal recreational sales in Ohio continue to rise steadily, said Jana Hrdinova, the administrative director at Ohio State University’s Drug Enforcement and Policy Center. The 123 dispensaries across the state have sold more than $255 million of...

CRA Education Session: Inventory Management With Prelude

Feb 8, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

According to Prelude, their platform reduces missed sales and excess inventory for dispensaries and their brand partners by automating precise SKU-level PO creation by location. Prelude’s CEO, Michael Murphy, will share a product overview and demo, followed by a...

Study: Cannabis More Effective Than Prescribed Analgesics For Patients With Chronic Pain

Feb 8, 2025 | National

Chronic pain patients are more likely to respond favorably to cannabis than they are to prescription analgesics, according to data published in the journal Pain.  Researchers affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh assessed outcomes in 440...