The Business of Cannabis

UP Counties And Municipalities Receive $3.4M From Adult-Use Marijuana Distribution

Mar 26, 2026 | Michigan

Marquette County leads the U.P. with 13 licenses and $702,222.30 in distributions. But County Board Chair Joe Derocha says that’s about a 21% decrease from two years ago. “Perhaps the 24% sales tax that the legislature has enacted on the industry, I suspect that’s a...

Clawson, Rockwood Voters Reject Cannabis Business Licenses

Nov 3, 2021 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Voters in Clawson and Rockwood have rejected proposed ordinances that would have allowed recreational cannabis retailers to set up shop in the two metro Detroit suburbs. In Lapeer, voters declined a measure that would have banned recreational marijuana businesses and...

Booming Massachusetts Marijuana Market Offers Select Cultivation, Retail Opportunities

Aug 25, 2021 | National

After a slow start in late 2018, recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts are surging – and on pace to exceed $1.2 billion this year and reach as much as $2.6 billion by 2025. Cannabis businesses are attracted to a market that is densely populated and a licensing...

Securatech CEO Patros To Explain How To Build Cannabis Business From Ground Up

Aug 4, 2020 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

FARMINGTON HILLS – Securatech CEO Rudy Patros will be one of the speakers Aug. 18 at the Benzinga Virtual Cannabis Conference. He will discuss how to build a cannabis business from the ground up.Patros has been involved in the video security business for decades...

4/20 Cannabis Businesses Recap

May 5, 2020 | National

Cannabis companies across the United States reported a mixed bag for sales this year leading up to the industry’s most celebrated day: 4/20. While the surge of consumer stockpiling based on concerns about the coronavirus pandemic boosted some companies’...