The Business of Cannabis

Michigan: Prohibit The Enactment of Inequitable Policies On Medical Cannabis Patients

Dec 8, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Legislation is pending, House Bill 6474, which seeks to prohibit municipalities from adopting or enforcing certain ordinances surrounding medical cannabis programs. Specifically, it prohibits a municipality from getting involved in a primary caregiver or...

Poll: Nearly Three in Four Likely Voters Support Ending The Federal Ban On Marijuana, Other Federal Reforms

Dec 7, 2022 | Feature, National

Seventy-four percent of likely voters say that they “support ending the federal ban on marijuana,” according to national polling data provided by the progressive-leaning think tank Data for Progress. Eighty-five percent of Democrats, along with 74 percent of...

Congressional Lawmakers Decline To Put Marijuana Reform In Defense Bill As New Details Surface On SAFE Plus Package

Dec 7, 2022 | National

A large-scale defense bill that advocates had hoped would serve as a vehicle to enact marijuana banking and expungements reform does not include any cannabis language following bipartisan and bicameral negotiations. At the same time, details about the so-called SAFE...

Fate Of Marijuana Banking Reform Uncertain As Lawmakers Delay Defense Bill Consideration Amid Disagreements

Dec 6, 2022 | Feature, National

House lawmakers have delayed committee consideration of a large-scale defense bill—which advocates had hoped to see advance with marijuana reform provisions attached—amid disagreements over several key issues that have not been resolved. Meanwhile, the offices of...

CRA: Public Notice Announcement And Request for Comment

Dec 4, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) will hold a public meeting on Thursday December 8, 2022, at 9:30 A.M. For meeting information please see the Public Notice Announcement by clicking here. The purpose of this public meeting is to hear complaints and receive the...