The Business of Cannabis

Study: Field Sobriety Tests Ineffective At Accurately Detecting THC-Induced Impairment In Drivers

Dec 5, 2023 | National

As more states move toward legalization, accurately detecting impaired driving is of the utmost importance. Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs) have long been the go-to method for law enforcement to assess driver impairment caused by substances like alcohol.  However, a...

Veterans Groups Ask Biden To Ensure Marijuana Scheduling Review Is Completed In ‘Timely Manner’ And Push For Broader Reform

Dec 5, 2023 | National

A coalition of military veterans organizations is pushing President Joe Biden to ensure that the ongoing administrative review into marijuana’s scheduling status is completed in a “timely manner” and also take steps to “counter” misinformation while pursuing broader...

Ohio Senate Advances Bill To Eliminate Marijuana Home Grow, Reduce Possession Limits And Raise Taxes—Days Before Legalization Takes Effect

Dec 5, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region

An Ohio Senate committee has given initial approval to a newly unveiled proposal to fundamentally alter the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law that’s set to take effect later this week. The legislation being advanced in the GOP-controlled...

Cannabis Businesses Sue Detroit Over New Dispensary Near High School

Dec 5, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The city revoked a group of marijuana companies’ business licenses because their operation at 20601 Glendale St. on the city’s west side is too close to a drug-free zone. Schools are a drug-free zone. Yet the city of Detroit approved a group of marijuana companies to...

US Senator Says Cannabis Legalization Is Inevitable Despite Some Republican Opposition

Nov 29, 2023 | Feature, National

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), one of the most vociferous cannabis supporters among U.S. senators, recently said he was honored to vote for the SAFER Banking Act. Commenting on recent Ohio’s cannabis legalization, Fetterman told City & State in...