The Business of Cannabis

Free Ice Cream Marketing Gimmick Earns Columbus Dispo $150K Fine

Sep 11, 2024 | Great Lakes Region

A marijuana dispensary in Columbus that offered “free ice cream” to customers on the first day of adult-use sales was fined $150,000 for the marketing tactic. Greenleaf Apothecaries, also known as The Botanist, is one of several dispensaries around Ohio...

Harris Accuses Trump Of ‘Brazen Flip Flops’ On Marijuana As Former President Endorses Florida Legalization Measure

Sep 4, 2024 | National

Following former President Donald Trump’s recent announcement of support for a cannabis legalization ballot measure in Florida, the campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris is working to remind voters that while in office, Trump “took marijuana reform...

DEA Administrator Announces Intent To Hold Hearing On Marijuana’s Scheduling

Sep 4, 2024 | National

The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration will commence an administrative law hearing on the matter of marijuana’s scheduling under the federal Controlled Substances Act. The hearing notice appeared in the Federal Register on August 29th....

Regulators And Police Crack Down On Intoxicating Hemp Sellers In New York And Texas

Sep 4, 2024 | National

Regulators and law enforcement agencies in New York and Texas have stepped up enforcement actions against sellers of intoxicating hemp products with raids this month. In New York, hundreds of hemp shops have been raided or closed since a statewide crackdown was...

DEA Can Still Make Cannabis Arrests In Legal Weed States Like Ohio And Michigan

Sep 4, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

DEA agents can and may still make arrests for marijuana use despite Ohio’s November 2023 legalization of the cannabis because marijuana remains illegal under federal law. A DEA official told an Ohio radio network that its primary focus is on arresting major...