The Business of Cannabis

Could States Simply Ignore The Federal Hemp THC Ban?

Nov 17, 2025 | National

Regulated cannabis interests are celebrating the end of the Farm Bill “loophole” that launched the massive nationwide market for intoxicating hemp THC products. But what happens if lawmakers and business leaders at the state level simply ignore the ban?...

State Contends It Did Not Illegally Change Voter-Approved Cannabis Legalization By Adding 24 Percent Wholesale Tax

Nov 14, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan’s new wholesale marijuana tax law does not alter “in any way” the 2018 ballot proposal voters approved to legalize recreational sales, according to state attorneys urging a judge to toss a lawsuit that seeks to block the tax.  In early October, lawmakers...

US House Committee Blocks Vote On GOP Lawmaker’s Amendment To Stop Hemp Ban, While Senator Floats Regulatory Alternative

Nov 12, 2025 | National

As the House prepares to vote on a Senate-passed spending bill with provisions to ban consumable hemp products, one GOP representative’s final push to strike the prohibition language has failed. At the same time, a Democratic senator says Congress should take the...

2026 CRA Social Equity Grant Program Webinar Nov. 13

Nov 12, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s educational session Thursday will feature the CRA Social Grant Program that is returning for Fiscal Year 2026. CRA’s Social Equity Team will review the criteria and application process, including how to apply for the CRA’s Social...

US Senate Rejects Attempt To Save Hemp Industry From THC Ban In Spending Bill

Nov 12, 2025 | National

The US Senate rejected an amendment to a critical spending bill that would have removed language to ban hemp products containing THC. After the chamber cleared the appropriations minibus package for floor consideration on Sunday, senators on Monday took up the measure...