The Business of Cannabis

Michigan Lawmakers Unleash Proposed Laws To Crack Down on Black Market Pot

Oct 24, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan lawmakers unleashed a package of proposed laws intended to crack down on black market marijuana. For years, there’s been a lack of clarity regarding what punishment operators of illegal grows may face. This has led to reluctant prosecution and enforcement,...

Alcohol Industry Steps Up Lobbying On Hemp Drinks As Congress Debates THC Ban

Oct 22, 2025 | National

The last three months have seen a surge in congressional lobbying from major alcohol companies and associations aiming to influence federal hemp laws, with a focus on THC beverages that many consumers are turning to as beer and liquor alternatives. According to...

Man To Stand Trial For Manslaughter In Clinton Twp. Vape Warehouse Explosion

Oct 22, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A Clinton Township judge has ruled that the owner of a vape warehouse that exploded in March 2024, leaving one person dead, should stand trial on one charge of involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors argued that Noor Kestou was grossly negligent when he improperly...

US Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case On Gun Rights Of People Who Use Cannabis And Other Illegal Drugs

Oct 22, 2025 | National

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on the constitutionality of a federal law prohibiting people who use marijuana or other drugs from buying or possessing firearms. The Trump administration has argued that the policy “targets a category of persons...

Ohio Lawmakers Push Bill To Scale Back Voter-Approved Cannabis Law And Impose Hemp Regs

Oct 22, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

Ohio House lawmakers on Tuesday approved an amended Senate-passed bill that would make significant changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law while incorporating a series of regulations for hemp that are meant to align the two sectors of the...