The Business of Cannabis

CRA Education Session: FDA Ingredient Compliance With The CRA Enforcement Division

Apr 7, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced its next education session featuring CRA Enforcement Division Specialist Christina Stemple and CRA Enforcement Division Director Mandi Cooley. This education session will focus on using the FDA’s Generally Recognized as Safe...

Q&A: Why Are Package Tags Required?

Apr 7, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) requires that a package tag with a unique identification number (UID) be affixed to each package of marijuana to maintain traceability for possible recalls, inventory management, and investigations into inversion and diversion. The...

Legal Battles With Viridis Labs Begs The Question Are Other Michigan Testing Labs Providing Accurate Results?

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

An administrative law judge found cannabis testing facility Viridis Laboratories to be non-compliant with standard operating procedures regarding potency and foreign matter testing. This adds to a pattern of questionable practices and regulatory scrutiny surrounding...

Trump’s New White House Drug Czar Called Medical Marijuana A ‘Fantastic’ Treatment For Cancer Patients

Apr 2, 2025 | National

President Donald Trump’s choice to serve as the next White House drug czar has called medical marijuana a “fantastic” treatment option for seriously ill patients and said she doesn’t have a “problem” with legalization, even if she might not personally agree with the...

NORML Slams Ohio Legislature For Attempting To Change Voter Approved Cannabis Legalization

Apr 2, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

Marijuana advocates called bills to change Ohio’s weed laws “a slap in the face” to voters.  The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws hosted a webinar last week about two bills that are trying to change Ohio’s marijuana laws. “Whether...