The Business of Cannabis

Cannabis Stakeholders Share Thoughts On CRA Proposed Rule Changes

Jun 21, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A lengthy list of proposed rule changes was on the minds of industry stakeholders who attended Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s quarterly public meeting Thursday. Many comments at the more than two-hour-long meeting, held both in-person in Lansing...

Cannabis Arrests Down As DEA Seizes Six Million Plants In 2022

Jun 21, 2023 | National

The US Drug Enforcement Administration and its law enforcement partners arrested fewer people for cannabis-related offenses in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to annual data from the federal agency. The DEA also seized nearly 6 million cannabis plants...

CRA Reports Disciplinary Action In May

Jun 14, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in May are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s May 2023 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary actions: Saginaw/Benzonia –...

NBA Nixes Cannabis Testing For Players

Jun 14, 2023 | National

The National Basketball Association (NBA) will no longer drug test players for cannabis as part of the league’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Under the new CBA, tentatively agreed to by the league and the NBA Players Association (NBPA), players will no...

DEA Examining Legal Status Of THCA, Delta-8 And Hydrogenated CBD

Jun 14, 2023 | National

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is weighing in on the legal status of lesser known cannabinoids such as THCA, delta-8 THC and hydrogenated CBD. In a letter dated June 9, DEA said it was responding to a request for information about the scheduling status of...