The Business of Cannabis

John Dalaly Receives More Than 2 Years In Prison For Paying Bribes To Secure Marijuana License

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

 A Southeast Michigan businessman who bribed the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board was sentenced Thursday to more than two years in federal prison. John Dalaly said he provided at least $68,200 in cash and other benefits to Rick Johnson, including two...

CRA Education Session: MIOSHA Personal Protective Equipment Standard

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

According to MIOSHA, personal protective equipment, commonly referred to as “PPE”, is equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and illnesses. Join Clark-Denson Sept. 21 at 10 am via zoom as she covers the...

Record Number Of Banks Serving Marijuana Sector

Sep 20, 2023 | National

A record number of banks, credit unions and financial institutions are providing services to state-legal cannabis companies, according to recent statistics from the U.S. Treasury Department. The agency’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network – which tracks suspicious...

DEA Is ‘Likely’ To Reschedule Marijuana, Government Analysis Predicts

Sep 18, 2023 | National

The Drug Enforcement Administration will “likely” reschedule marijuana, following federal health regulators’ Aug. 29 recommendation, according to a government analysis. The DEA confirmed to Congress in 2020 that it is “bound” by law to defer to the U.S....

14 Congressional Republicans Oppose Proposed Marijuana Rescheduling

Sep 18, 2023 | National

Fourteen Republican federal lawmakers are voicing their opposition to a key federal agency’s recent recommendation that marijuana be rescheduled. In a letter to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram, eight Republican senators and six GOP...