The Business of Cannabis

Will U.S. Supreme Court Make Marijuana Legal Nationally?

Mar 1, 2023 | National

What if we told you the United States Supreme Court would legalize medical marijuana? That the unlikely hero of the story was Clarence Thomas? And that he would work with the most liberal justices to make it happen. Sometimes you don’t know how high you can get until...

Michigan’s Cannabis Industry Sending $60 Million To Cities And Counties That Allow Licensed Sales

Mar 1, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Continued growth of Michigan’s marijuana industry is paying dividends with the state sending out just shy of $60 million to counties and local governments. Local governments that have approved the recreational sale of weed in their county, city,...

CRA Combines Rule Sets Regulating The Commercial Marijuana Industry

Feb 26, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency has combined the eleven rule sets regulating the commercial marijuana industry into one combined rule set.  This combined rule set will make it easier to use common search tools to search all the relevant rules for terms or provisions...

Former Michigan House Speaker Accused Of Accepting Bribes For Cannabis Licenses

Feb 26, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson voted in support of a marijuana business and then accepted a $75,000 loan from an investor with a stake in the deal, according to a Detroit News investigation that comes amid a federal grand jury probe into whether bribes...

Public Notice Announcement And Request For Comment

Feb 26, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) will hold a public meeting on Thursday March 9, 2023, at 9:30 A.M. For meeting information please see the Public Notice Announcement found here. The purpose of this public meeting is to hear complaints and receive the views of the...