The Business of Cannabis

CRA Advice On 4/20 Activities And Promotions

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

In light of this week’s 4/20 activities and promotions, the CRA reminds licensees of a few pertinent issues: Giveaways are permitted but need to be tracked in the statewide monitoring system to ensure that a patient or consumer is not over their allowed transaction or...

Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency Announces Next Statewide Municipality Summit in May

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

In response to the positive feedback from the statewide municipality summits held by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA), and in keeping with its commitment to engage in transparent communication with stakeholders, the CRA has announced the date and time for its next...

Congressional Hearing On FDA And CBD Focuses On Intoxicating Hemp Products Instead

Apr 15, 2025 | National

A congressional hearing meant to address the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) handling of non-psychoactive CBD turned into a discussion about intoxicating hemp products and health fears – and reflecting the ongoing power struggle between the hemp and marijuana...

Ohio Republican Lawmakers Seek To Change Voter-Approved Pot Laws

Apr 15, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

Ohio Republican politicians are offering new proposals to change Ohio’s recreational marijuana law enacted by voters in 2023. Their plans would alter many parts of the law—approved by 57 percent of voters that November—and range from lowering potency levels to...

Congressional Hearing On FDA And CBD Focuses On Intoxicating Hemp Products

Apr 13, 2025 | National

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was dragged through the mud by lawmakers yesterday, who said its ‘bureaucratic red tape, inefficiencies, and weak oversight’ was responsible for the flood of intoxicating hemp substances across the country. The US House...