The Business of Cannabis

UP Judge Declares Vote On Menominee Dispo Limits Invalid

Sep 3, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Limiting marijuana dispensaries will once again be on the ballot this November for Menominee, Michigan voters. This news comes after Judge Mary Barglind ruled last week a vote held three weeks ago was unlawful. Limiting marijuana dispensaries will once again be on the...

Democrats Push To Federally Legalize Pot But Trump Prefers Lesser Reclassification

Sep 3, 2025 | National

Democrats in the U.S. House on Friday reintroduced a longstanding attempt to legalize marijuana at the federal level.  The policy is in stark contrast to how President Donald Trump said earlier this month he’s considering a simpler...

NEW TIME: 10:30 A.M. – September 4 CRA Public Meeting Agenda

Sep 3, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) will hold a public meeting on September 4 at 10:30 A.M., an hour later than originally scheduled to hear complaints and receive the views of the public on CRA’s administration of the authorities, powers, duties, functions and...

Cannabis Business Leaders Don’t Believe Trump Will Reschedule Pot This Year

Sep 3, 2025 | National

Marijuana business leaders are not optimistic that federal rescheduling will happen this year—though 97 percent said the reform and the resulting federal tax relief are “important” to their “long-term viability”—according to a new poll. Shield Compliance, which...

CRA Announces Voluntary Vape Recall For House Brands Distro

Sep 2, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

IVP Holding, LLC, aka House Brands Distro of Warren, in conjunction with the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, is conducting a voluntary recall of vapes offered for sale in the Michigan market. The recalled product – produced on February 25 – contains a banned chemical and...