The Business of Cannabis

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....

Analysis: State-Legal Cannabis Not Correlated With Increased Traffic Fatalities

Oct 31, 2023 | National

Changes in the state-legal status of cannabis are not associated with rising motor vehicle fatalities, according to an analysis by the news agency Quartz Media LLC. Researchers affiliated with Quartz Advisors assessed trends in fatal motor vehicle...

Detroit Teacher Charged After Allegedly Bringing Marijuana Gummies To Juvenile Jail

Oct 25, 2023 | 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, the Metro Times reported. Darla Spinner, 48, will be arraigned Thursday in 31st District Court on a charge of possession of cannabis...

Cannabis Wins Galvanize Capitol Hill’s Anti-Cannabis Club

Oct 25, 2023 | National

More than half of Americans now live in states where adults can legally possess the drug, and just over two-thirds support federal legalization. In Congress, more and more lawmakers — on both sides of the aisle — express some form of support for legal cannabis in the...