The Business of Cannabis

Will Hemp-Derived THC Issue Make Congress Act – Unlike Cannabis?

Jun 18, 2025 | National

Congress at long last seems set to take decisive action on legislation affecting the U.S. cannabis industry. But instead of legalizing interstate commerce, offering banking protections or 280E tax relief, federal lawmakers on both sides of the partisan divide want to...

GOP Senators File Bill To Ramp Up Criminalization Of ‘Candy-Flavored’ Marijuana Edibles

Jun 18, 2025 | National

A coalition of Republican senators have reintroduced a bill that would increase criminal penalties for a wide range of offenses, including manufacturing or selling Schedule I drugs like marijuana in the form of candy or beverages if there is “reasonable...

Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees throughout State

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

Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in May are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s May 2025 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary actions: Bay City 200 Euclid, LLC...

Ohioans Can Now Buy Twice As Much Adult-Use Pot

Jun 11, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

Ohio cannabis users now can buy higher quantities of adult-use cannabis after the Division of Cannabis Control announced new guidelines for non-medical sales limits in late May. Now recreational customers can buy up to 2.5 ounces of flower per day, more than twice the...

Former Shiawassee County Sheriff Turned Politician Wants Roadside Saliva Drug Tests

Jun 11, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A longtime Michigan sheriff wants police armed with a handheld spit-test device to help determine whether drivers are high on drugs. State Rep. Brian BeGole, R-Antrim Township, the former Shiawassee County sheriff, held up one of the Abbot Laboratories’ SoToxa devices...