The Business of Cannabis

Detroit City Councilwoman Seeks To Ban Or Restrict Cannabis Billboards

Jun 26, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Billboards advertising marijuana dispensaries have become nearly ubiquitous along Michigan’s highways and some local streets, and at least one elected leader wants to curtail the ads within the state’s largest city. Detroit City Councilwoman Angela...

GOP Congressional Panel Moves To Block Marijuana Rescheduling While Amending Medical Cannabis Rider With Penalties For Sales Near Schools

Jun 26, 2024 | National

A GOP-controlled congressional committee has unveiled a key spending bill that contains a provision to block marijuana rescheduling, while also amending a longstanding rider protecting medical cannabis states from federal interference by adding new language to...

Baker College Teams Up With House Of Dank To Offer Internships In Detroit

Jun 19, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Baker College has teamed up with House of Dank to provide cannabis-related internships in Metro Detroit. This collaboration aims to create a talent pipeline for the cannabis industry while ensuring students receive comprehensive education and training. The Oakland...

Michigan Marijuana Businesses Wait To See What Happens When Federal Rules Change

Jun 19, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Molly MacDonald doesn’t know much about the intricate federal regulations for marijuana. But she appreciates the donation of more than $50,000 from a local cannabis business to her breast-cancer charity. “We take financial donations from almost...

Marijuana Rescheduling Opponents Slam FDA Process, Saying It Relied On ‘Very Bad Studies’

Jun 19, 2024 | National

Leaders of a prohibitionist group spent close to an hour last week publicly complaining that the government’s planned rescheduling of marijuana to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act amounted to a politically motivated move, one they said was unsupported by...