The Business of Cannabis

Thousands Of Plants, Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars Seized In Massive Illegal Grow In Metro Detroit

Feb 27, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan State Police investigators busted a massive marijuana grow operation, seizing drugs, cash, jewelry and guns. According to MSP, members of the Marijuana & Tobacco Investigation Section executed search warrants at three locations across metro Detroit on...

Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Says She Doesn’t Recommend People Use Psychedelics Like She Has

Feb 25, 2026 | National

President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as U.S. surgeon general says that, while she wouldn’t recommend that Americans experiment with psychedelics like she has, there’s “exciting” research indicating that substances such as psilocybin can effectively treat serious...

ACLU Attorney ‘Confident’ Supreme Court Will Strike Down Gun Ban For Marijuana Users After Oral Arguments Next Week

Feb 25, 2026 | National

With the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear a case next week on the constitutionality of a federal gun ban for marijuana users, attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are feeling “hopeful” that justices will take their side over the Trump...

Mecosta County Approves New Cannabis Grants

Feb 25, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Cannabis grants were under the spotlight at the Mecosta County Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting as the board approved a grant agreement with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. County Administrator Mindy Taylor said that the grant...

Ohio Hemp THC Operators Mount Last-Ditch Survival Effort

Feb 25, 2026 | Great Lakes Region

Ohioans for Cannabis Choice say SB 56 undermines consumer rights by recriminalizing intoxicating hemp products consumers rely on. A new political battle is brewing in Ohio’s $1 billion cannabis market as a petition drive organized by hemp farmers and...