The Business of Cannabis

Ordinance For Marijuana Consumption Lounges In Three Rivers Goes Down In Flames

Sep 27, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The possibility of recreational marijuana consumption lounges in Three Rivers has seemingly gone down in flames. During a recent Three Rivers City Commission meeting the proposed ordinance was shot down before a second reading that would have allowed for consumption...

Detroit ‘Psychedelic Church’ Soul Tribes Ministries Raided By Police

Sep 27, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Soul Tribes International Ministries — billed as Detroit’s first “psychedelic church” where psilocybin mushrooms are offered as a holy sacrament — was raided by the Detroit Police Department on Friday, just days after Metro Times published a cover...

U.S. Senate Committee Approves Bipartisan Marijuana Banking Bill, Sending It To The Floor

Sep 27, 2023 | Feature, National

The Senate Banking Committee has approved a bipartisan marijuana banking bill with amendments, sending it to the floor. On Wednesday, members voted to pass the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act, sponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Steve...

Bipartisan Senators File Revised Marijuana Banking Bill Ahead Of Key Committee Vote

Sep 22, 2023 | National

A revised bipartisan marijuana banking bill has officially been filed in the Senate, one week before a key committee is scheduled to vote on the legislation. But its prospects in the GOP-controlled House remain uncertain, with a key committee chairman declining to say...

Michigan Cannabis Pioneer Rick Thompson Passes, Business Partner Jamie Lowell Provides Video Tribute

Sep 20, 2023 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Rick Thompson, one of the founding lights in cannabis legalization in Michigan, was extinguished on Monday Sept. 18 from colon cancer. His long-time friend and podcast partner, Jamie Lowell, reflects on the contributions Dale Richard Thompson made as not only the...