The Business of Cannabis

Virginia Might Have Accidentally Legalized Weed Sales

Jul 16, 2026 | National

According to the top prosecutor in Williamsburg and James City County, marijuana distribution in Virginia might now be legal — a year earlier than planned — based on what he says is an apparent mistake in the recently passed state budget. But the Virginia Division of...

Idahoans Won’t Get To Vote On Legalizing Medical Cannabis This Fall

Jul 16, 2026 | Feature, National

Idaho voters will not get to choose this year if they want to make medical cannabis legal across the state. The Secretary of State’s Office said Tuesday that an initiative that would have put the question before voters did not garner enough signatures to make it on...

Opinion: Federal Laws Need Massive Rewrites To Match Medical Cannabis Rescheduling

Jul 9, 2026 | National

The federal war against medical cannabis has been raging just a little longer than Warren Zevon’s 1978 song “Lawyers, Guns and Money” has been worming its way into Americans’ minds.   Patients are ready to hear a new tune from Washington on medical cannabis...

What To Expect From Next Week’s DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearings

Jun 24, 2026 | Feature, National

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius will hear arguments for and against the Biden administration-era proposal to relax federal restrictions on “marijuana”(as defined under federal law) from the Trump Justice Department. And...

Proposed Changes To Marijuana License Cap Legislation Include New Rules On Outstanding Tax Debt

Jun 17, 2026 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The state Senate is refocusing its marijuana industry license cap legislation to include new barriers to obtaining a license for growers, processors or dispensary operators with outstanding industry-related tax debt — a move that would help shore up the industry as it...