The Business of Cannabis

Filling Bus Driver Openings Slowed By Drug Testing

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

Drug test regulations are slowing the process of filling some of the numerous vacant public bus driver positions statewide, according to the executive director of the Michigan Public Transit Association. Clark Harder, of the Public Transit Association, said local...

Former GOP House Speaker Rick Johnson Surrenders To Serve Marijuana Bribery Sentence

Dec 5, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson has surrendered at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Minnesota to serve a 55-month sentence for pocketing bribes and corrupting the state’s marijuana industry, according to an inmate database updated Saturday....

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...