The Business of Cannabis

Study: Cannabis Provides Sustained Benefits for Fibromyalgia Patients

Oct 25, 2024 | National

Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) report symptom improvements following their use of medical cannabis preparations, according to observational data published in the Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy. British researchers...

National Hemp Association Gets $19.6 Million To Implement Climate-Smart Hemp Farming

Oct 25, 2024 | National

The National Hemp Association (NHA) has been awarded $19.6 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ) to lead a project aimed at protecting the Chesapeake Bay Watershed through climate-smart hemp farming. The initiative, which will see hemp cultivated on...

Michigan Poll: Older Adults Use Cannabis To Improve Sleep, Reduce Pain, Alleviate Mental Health Issues

Oct 23, 2024 | National

While cannabis has historically been more popular with younger groups, a growing number of older adults are turning to the drug for a variety of reasons — but are the potential benefits worth the risk? A recent poll by the University of Michigan National...

What Happens To Michigan’s Thriving Cannabis Market Under The Next President?

Oct 23, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan’s marijuana industry has grown significantly since adult recreational use was legalized by voters in 2018. But the direction it goes in the future may depend on what happens next at the federal level. Michiganders are talking about what kind of presidential...

DeSantis Battles Former Republican Allies Over Florida’s Cannabis Legalization Push

Oct 23, 2024 | National

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is in a high-stakes political battle against yet another political ally, Jeff Roe, over the ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana, known as Amendment 3. Roe, a well-known GOP operative, ran the...