The Business of Cannabis

Whitmer Vape Tax Plan Would Ban Most Flavors As Contraband

Mar 19, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The majority of vaping products in Michigan could be seized as contraband if Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s effort to tax vaping products similar to cigarettes takes effect as currently proposed. The plan is meant to “curb usage and protect public health” by extending...

Illegal Michigan Butane Hash Oil Operation Shut Down, 2,000 Pounds Of Cannabis Seized

Mar 19, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

More than 2,000 pounds of marijuana were seized along with psychedelics and a butane hash oil operation in Southwest Michigan, police said. The enforcement happened Wednesday, March 12, in Branch County after an investigation of “black market” butane hash oil...

Colorado: Lawmakers Shelve Proposal To Impose Ten Percent THC Potency Cap On Adult-Use Cannabis Products

Mar 19, 2025 | National

Legislation that sought to ban young adults from accessing most state-legal marijuana products is dead for the session. Members of the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee voted unanimously to reject the bill after its sponsors...

Michigan GOP Congressman Says Trump’s Government Cuts Could Help Psychedelics Reform By Making Federal Agencies ‘Grow Spines’ To Tackle Issue

Mar 19, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A Republican congressman is expressing optimism about the prospects of advancing psychedelics reform under President Donald Trump, arguing that the administration’s efforts to cut spending and the federal workforce will give agencies “spines” to tackle such complex...

Musk’s DOGE Touts Cancellation Of Marijuana Research Grant From Federal Health Agency

Mar 19, 2025 | National

The Trump administration is touting its cancellation of federal grant funding for a study examining cannabis use risks among LGBTQ+ individuals, non-binary people and heterosexual women. On Tuesday, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that’s headed up by...