The Business of Cannabis

Ohio Pot Costs Triple Michigan’s, Yet Lawmakers Want To Make It Even More Expensive

Feb 19, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

Dealing with Crohn’s disease since he was a kid, Terrell Washington felt stuck — Until he was able to access marijuana. “It got me off of medication and got me into remission with my Crohn’s disease because of using cannabis,” Washington told me. He...

Oakland County Sheriff Bouchard Links Drop In Intoxicating Hemp Products To Pot Legalization

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

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard is advising Congress that state-level marijuana legalization has helped to mitigate problems related to unregulated intoxicating hemp products that non-legal states are experiencing. At a hearing before a House Energy &...

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...