The Business of Cannabis

Ohio Senate Passes Bill To Change Pot DUI Laws

Oct 17, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region

The Ohio Senate unanimously passed legislation to overhaul the way that prosecutors must prove whether a person was driving under the influence of marijuana. Ohio, like most the rest of the nation, has liberalized its marijuana laws over the past decade, now allowing...

Supreme Court Denies One Case On Gun Rights For Pot Consumers, But Justices Will Discuss Several Others Friday

Oct 15, 2025 | National

The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed its list of pending cases concerning the federal ban on gun ownership by people who use marijuana, with justices declining to take up one of about a half dozen—with the others now set to be discussed by the justices at a closed-door...

Ohio Gov. DeWine’s Executive Order Banning Sale Of delta-8 Products Blocked By Judge

Oct 15, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

A Franklin County judge on Tuesday paused Gov. Mike DeWine’s public health emergency health order banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products for 14 days. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Carl Aveni issued a temporary restraining order, which takes effect...

Rep. Bollin: More Budget Cuts Needed If Courts Overturn Cannabis Tax For Roads

Oct 15, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan’s new 24% wholesale tax on cannabis products to pay for roads already is facing legal challenges, arguing there’s no provision allowing it under the 2018 voter-approved initiative. Both the Holistic Research Group and Michigan Cannabis Industry...

End-Run On Voter-Approved Cannabis Legalization With Wholesale Tax Could End Up In Michigan Supreme Court

Oct 15, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

For the second time in recent years, an unprecedented legal fight is brewing after legislative action related to a ballot initiative — this time an alleged “end-run” maneuver to raise marijuana taxes. The industry hopes the Legislature, like the last...