The Business of Cannabis

Cannabis Biz Could List On Stock Exchanges Under New Congressional Bill

Mar 26, 2026 | Feature, National

Reps. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and Troy Carter (D-LA) filed a bipartisan bill that would let state-legal marijuana businesses list on stock exchanges like Nasdaq and NYSE—and more broadly shield companies from being punished for providing financial, accounting,...

Boston: Lawmakers Skeptical About Rolling Back Recreational Marijuana Law

Mar 26, 2026 | National

Lawmakers cast a skeptical eye Monday towards a ballot initiative that would essentially undo 2016’s vote to legalize marijuana, an idea the one supporter who testified framed as a matter of comfort. Massachusetts voters legalized recreational cannabis through a 2016...

Virginia Lawmakers Who Sponsored Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill Celebrate Its Passage

Mar 18, 2026 | National

Five years after Virginia legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana but failed to create a way for people to legally buy it, state lawmakers last week approved legislation establishing a regulated retail market for adult-use cannabis, potentially ending years...

Feds Keep Marijuana Tests For Workers Despite Trump Reclassification Order

Mar 18, 2026 | National

Should the federal government remove marijuana from its list of Schedule I drugs, employers might see their obligations under federal laws change, such as those dealing with workers with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act, attorneys with Littler...

Ohio To Ban THC Drinks, Hemp Products After Group Fails To Block New Law

Mar 18, 2026 | Great Lakes Region

Ohio businesses won’t be able to sell THC drinks or hemp gummies after advocates failed to block a law banning those products. Ohioans for Cannabis Choice didn’t collect enough signatures for its proposed referendum on Senate Bill 56, which Gov. Mike...