The Business of Cannabis

Virginia Lawmakers Who Sponsored Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill Celebrate Its Passage

Mar 18, 2026 | National

Five years after Virginia legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana but failed to create a way for people to legally buy it, state lawmakers last week approved legislation establishing a regulated retail market for adult-use cannabis, potentially ending years...

Feds Keep Marijuana Tests For Workers Despite Trump Reclassification Order

Mar 18, 2026 | National

Should the federal government remove marijuana from its list of Schedule I drugs, employers might see their obligations under federal laws change, such as those dealing with workers with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act, attorneys with Littler...

Ohio To Ban THC Drinks, Hemp Products After Group Fails To Block New Law

Mar 18, 2026 | Great Lakes Region

Ohio businesses won’t be able to sell THC drinks or hemp gummies after advocates failed to block a law banning those products. Ohioans for Cannabis Choice didn’t collect enough signatures for its proposed referendum on Senate Bill 56, which Gov. Mike...

Michigan’s New 24% Marijuana Tax — When 1st Payment Is Due, What Businesses Need To Know

Mar 18, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Michigan Department of Treasury released new guidance, explaining how the new 24% wholesale marijuana tax works and what cannabis businesses need to do as quarterly payments begin this year. The tax took effect on Jan. 1, 2026, and applies to the first sale or...

Marijuana Not Allowed On Campus, University Of Michigan Warns Ahead Of Hash Bash

Mar 18, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The University of Michigan is allowing the annual Ann Arbor Hash Bash to take place once again on the Central Campus Diag on Saturday, April 4. But marijuana isn’t allowed, the University of Michigan Police Department is warning ahead of the event. While marijuana is...