The Business of Cannabis

European Authority Warning On Hemp-Derived Drugs Provides Ominous Signal For CBD Makers

Jun 24, 2025 | International

A European authority has issued an official warning over hemp-derived intoxicants, signaling a new chapter in the EU’s drug policy and setting off alarm bells for the industrial hemp sector. In the 30th annual Drug Report 2025: Trends and Development, the...

Legal Scholars Say Ohio Legislature Can Only Make Limited Changes To Voter-Approved Pot Law

Jun 18, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

As Ohio lawmakers face public pushback over legislation that would make sweeping changes to the state marijuana law approved by voters in 2023, one legal scholar says the state Constitution could ultimately limit how drastic those adjustments could be. “When you...

Wisconsin Sheriff Seizes 11.5 Pounds Of Pot From Michigan

Jun 18, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin is reminding residents that just because marijuana is legal to purchase in one state, it doesn’t make it legal to use in Wisconsin. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reported that it recovered nearly a dozen pounds of weed. “If...

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...