The Business of Cannabis

US Senate Votes To Allow VA Doctors To Recommend Medical Marijuana To Veterans, Similar To House-Passed Version

Nov 6, 2023 | National

The US Senate has approved a bill that includes an provision to allow doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue medical marijuana recommendations to veterans living in legal states—setting the stage for conference with the House, which has...

3 Menominee Dispos Forced To Shut Down Nov. 3

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

Three cannabis dispensaries in Menominee were shut down Nov. 3. WLUK-TV reports Higher Love, Lume and Nirvana were shut down due to a court order from the 41st Circuit Court, per Menominee city manager Brett Botbyl. Last month, TV6 reported the future of all...

Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Marijuana Legalization Bill

Nov 1, 2023 | National

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives last week refiled a bipartisan bill to legalize and regulate marijuana at the national level. The legislation, known as the States Reform Act, was reintroduced by South Carolina Republican Representative Nancy Mace,...

Detroit Teacher Charged After Allegedly Bringing Gummies To Juvenile In Jail

Nov 1, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A Detroit teacher has been charged after prosecutors say she brought marijuana gummy bears into a juvenile jail where she was teaching. Darla Spinner, 48, will be arraigned Thursday in 31st District Court on a charge of possession of cannabis on school property....

Cannabis Companies Sue US Attorney General To Block Enforcement Of ‘Unconstitutional’ Federal Prohibition

Nov 1, 2023 | National

A coalition of marijuana businesses represented by an influential law firm has filed a much-anticipated lawsuit against the U.S. attorney general, seeking to block the federal government from enforcing cannabis prohibition against their state-legal activity....