The Business of Cannabis

Five States Most Likely To Legalize Marijuana In 2025

Jan 29, 2025 | National

As 2025 kicks off and state legislative sessions get rolling, marijuana legalization advocates are eyeing a handful of jurisdictions as key battlegrounds where they see the prospects of enacting reform this year as most likely. Pennsylvania and Hawaii are widely seen...

FBI Investigating Cannabis Corruption Allegations Against Pontiac City Officials

Jan 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

FBI agents are investigating public corruption allegations involving current and former Pontiac city officials amid a grand jury probe that raises questions about whether bribery, conflicts and illicit cash have tainted Pontiac’s attempts to launch a marijuana...

CRA Shuts Down Albion-Based Hongrui Enterprises

Jan 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency stripped the marijuana grower licenses from an Albion operation under scrutiny from law enforcement.  The CRA announced a consent order Jan. 23 against Hongrui Enterprises Inc. prohibiting the grower from operating in the state and...

Career Drug Warrior Named Acting DEA Administrator

Jan 29, 2025 | National

The Trump administration has named career special agent Derek S. Maltz as Acting Administrator of the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Maltz replaces former Administrator Anne Milgram, who departed the agency last week.    Maltz worked within...

Washington Insiders Say It’s Unknown If Trump Will Seek To Reclassify Cannabis

Jan 29, 2025 | National

It “remains to be seen” how President Donald Trump will navigate marijuana policy in his second term, and it’s “unknown” whether the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will finalize a proposed rule to reschedule cannabis, congressional researchers say in a new...