The Business of Cannabis

Federal Sentencing Commission’s New Marijuana Guidelines Directing Judges To Treat Past Convictions More Leniently Officially Take Effect

Nov 6, 2023 | National

New federal guidelines from the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) advising judges to treat prior marijuana possession offenses more leniently have officially taken effect. About seven months after members of the commission voted to promulgate a series of...

CRA Virtual Education Session: Explaining the CRA’s Disciplinary Action Process Nov. 13

Nov 6, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Join Alyssa Grissom, manager of the CRA’s Legal Section, on Monday Nov. 13 as she breaks down the CRA’s disciplinary process, including discussions on state statutes, the CRA administrative rules, the compliance conference process, the contested case hearing process,...

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,...