The Business of Cannabis

Study: Patients With Hypermobility Disorders Report Sustained Improvements Following Cannabis Treatment

Mar 26, 2025 | Feature, National

Patients suffering from hypermobility disorders report sustained symptomatic improvements following their use of cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs), according to observational data published in the journal of the American College of...

Cannabis Use Found To Raise Heart Attack Risk Among Younger Adults

Mar 20, 2025 | National

Marijuana is now legal in many places, but is it safe? Two new studies add to mounting evidence that people who use cannabis are more likely to suffer a heart attack than people who do not use the drug, even among younger and otherwise healthy adults. The findings are...

NORML Criticizes Ohio Legislature For Attempting To Change Voter Approved Marijuana Legalization

Mar 20, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

NORML called bills to change Ohio’s weed laws “a slap in the face” to voters as it hosted a webinar last week about two bills that are trying to change Ohio’s marijuana laws. “Whether one believes that cannabis ought to be legal or not is almost a secondary...

Besides Falling Prices, Michigan Cannabis Business Owners Tell CRA About Other Threats To Their Survival

Mar 20, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan recreational marijuana business owners who gathered for a quarterly public meeting of the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency on Wednesday said unfair fines, falling prices and the illicit products showing up in the market are threatening their...

Whitmer Vape Tax Plan Would Ban Most Flavors As Contraband

Mar 19, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The majority of vaping products in Michigan could be seized as contraband if Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s effort to tax vaping products similar to cigarettes takes effect as currently proposed. The plan is meant to “curb usage and protect public health” by extending...