The Business of Cannabis

DEA Picks 25 To Participate In Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing

Nov 6, 2024 | Feature, National

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has contacted 25 “designated participants” to testify at a Dec. 2 hearing about marijuana rescheduling, according to documents obtained by MJBizDaily. Before marijuana can be moved from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 of the...

Cannabis Regulatory Agency Now Accepting Applications For FY 2025 Social Equity Grant Program

Nov 1, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

During the last fiscal year, 62 Michigan social equity licensees received over $16,000 each through the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s (CRA) Social Equity Grant Program (SEGP). The CRA is excited to announce that the SEGP will be returning again this fiscal year, and...

Auction To Sell The Last Of Skymint’s Equipment Nov. 12-13

Oct 30, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A two-day auction is scheduled for next month to sell the remaining equipment assets formerly owned by defunct Skymint, which entered receivership in March 2023 after defaulting on loans. Robert Levy Associates and Solid Asset Solutions on Monday said in a news...

FBI: Cannabis-Related Arrests Comprised More Than 40 Percent of All Drug Arrests In A Dozen States In 2023

Oct 29, 2024 | National

Marijuana-related arrests far outpace arrests for other drug-related violations in jurisdictions where its possession and use remains illegal. In three states (Iowa, Louisiana, and Nebraska), more than half of all drug-related arrests reported by local law enforcement...

Annual Financial Statements With Grapp Lerash

Oct 25, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Kaleb Grapp, CPA and partner, and Jennifer Burkhart, CPA and attest manager, at Grapp Lerash will discuss some of the most common items of interest in the Annual Financial Statement (AFS) as well as talk through best practices for maintaining AFS-ready books and...