The Business of Cannabis

California Tax Authorities To Auction Seized Cannabis Assets Over Unpaid Taxes

Feb 14, 2024 | National

If you’re looking for a used TV or some inexpensive extra mason jars, a good spot to check will be an auction in Los Angeles on Feb. 16 at 10 a.m., when the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration sells off seized assets from 10 L.A.-based cannabis...

Scientists Develop New Method To Test For Recent Marijuana Use With 96 Percent Accuracy

Feb 7, 2024 | Feature, National

Scientists say they’ve identified an alternative way to test for recent marijuana use that’s significantly more accurate than standard THC blood tests that sometimes misrepresent a person’s potential impairment depending on how frequently they use cannabis. And...

Biden Administration Official Disputes Rumors Of Imminent Marijuana Scheduling Decision Amid Heightened Speculation

Feb 7, 2024 | National

Amid swirling rumors about the possibility of an imminent cannabis policy announcement from the White House, a Biden administration official told Marijuana Moment on Tuesday that they’d “wave off” the speculation. Industry stakeholders and several prominent...

Michigan Dispensaries Reminded About Proper Disposal After Weed Taken By Dumpster Divers

Jan 31, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

People scouring dumpsters of dispensaries are finding marijuana products, and the state wants it to stop. The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) sent a reminder to licensees Tuesday about proper disposal of pot. This reminder comes after multiple...

Survey: 32% Of Cannabis Consumers Would Return To Illicit Market If Schedule III Limits Access

Jan 31, 2024 | National

About one-third of cannabis consumers say that if the expected federal shift to Schedule III were to require prescription-based transactions at pharmacies instead of the well-established dispensary model, they would go back to relying on the illicit market. About...