The Business of Cannabis

CRA Issues Rules For Annual Financial Statements For Medical Facilities And Adult-Use Establishments Fiscal Year 2024

Jan 3, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency has published rules for the AFS report form and an instruction booklet that contain the required procedures, schedules, instructions, and examples for proper completion of the fiscal year 2024 report. The AFS report must cover...

DEA Tells Congress Tuesday It Has ‘Final Authority’ On Marijuana, Regardless Of Health Agency’s Schedule III Recommendation

Jan 3, 2024 | National

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) told lawmakers on Tuesday that it reserves “the final authority” to make any scheduling decision on marijuana following an ongoing review, regardless of what the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommends....

Five More States Set To Legalize Marijuana And Psychedelics In 2024 As Federal Cannabis Scheduling Review Concludes

Jan 3, 2024 | National

From local ballots to Capitol Hill, 2024 is shaping up to see another drug policy reform push that again puts laws around marijuana and psychedelics in the spotlight as advocates work to leverage continuing momentum. While there will be significant attention...

Weed War: Michigan Dispensaries Fight To Survive

Dec 20, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

In 2008 following the legalization of medical marijuana, Michigan saw an explosion in dispensaries appearing in empty storefronts across the state. Local governments worked to regulate the market, while a complicated licensure process played out at the state level....

Metro Detroit Communities Allowing Cannabis Sales Using Tax Revenues Differently

Dec 20, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Last month, voters in four upscale metro Detroit communities — Grosse Pointe Park, Keego Harbor, Rochester and Birmingham — said no to allowing recreational marijuana sales in their communities. The election results were a blow to proponents of recreational...