The Business of Cannabis

Study: Cannabis Job Market in Michigan Growing

Sep 25, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Vangst, a Denver-based cannabis industry jobs platform, has released its 2024 Jobs Report which states Michigan, along with Missouri, led the nation by adding more than 10,000 jobs in the cannabis industry in 2023. The 2024 Vangst Jobs Report, completed in partnership...

Smell Of Pot Not Enough To Justify Search, Illinois Supreme Court Rules

Sep 25, 2024 | Great Lakes Region

The scent of cannabis smoke alone is not enough to justify a police search of a vehicle, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a 6-0 ruling, the court found that cannabis laws in Illinois had evolved to the point that just catching a whiff of burnt weed is no...

Colorado Blames Cannabis Sales Decline Due To Maturing National Market

Sep 25, 2024 | National

The ongoing struggles of the oldest legal recreational marijuana market in the nation, Colorado, can be traced back to the successes of the cannabis legalization movement in other states, along with oversupply and market saturation, according to a report...

Cannabis Regulatory Agency Reminds Industry Of New Testing Requirement For MCT Oil Beginning October 1

Sep 25, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

In June, Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) issued a technical bulletin announcing that MCT (medium-chain triglyceride) oil will be added as a target analyte for marijuana vape cartridges as part of the Sampling and Testing Technical Guidance for Marijuana...

27% Of Older Michigan Adults Used Pot In Past Year, U-M Poll Contends

Sep 18, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

More than a quarter of Michigan residents age 50 or older have used cannabis products containing the psychoactive component THC at least once in the past year, according to a new University of Michigan poll released Thursday. That’s a higher percentage (27%)...