The Business of Cannabis

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...

Michigan Could Authorize Recycling Pot Vape Cartridges

Apr 9, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan regulators are proposing a major policy shift that would allow cannabis businesses to collect and recycle used vape products, a much-needed step toward reducing the environmental hazards of disposable vaporizers. Under a new rule proposed by the state’s...

Ohio House Rejects DeWine’s Plan To Double Cannabis Tax, Senate Still Plans To Consider

Apr 9, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

The Ohio House rejected Gov. Mike DeWine’s plan to double marijuana sales taxes in its proposed budget, adopted April 1. DeWine had proposed doubling Ohio‘s excise tax on recreational marijuana from 10% to 20%. Despite another bill weighing changes to...