The Business of Cannabis

Illinois Cannabis Businesses Push For Regulatory Changes As Legislative Session Winds Down

Jun 1, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region

As lawmakers work through the final days of the legislative session, some Illinois cannabis business owners are pushing for changes they say would reduce costs and make it easier to operate. Among their top priorities are adjustments to security and surveillance...

Legislation Restricting Hemp Moves Closer To Law—May Make These CBD Products Illegal

May 28, 2026 | National

In November 2026, new legislation is set to take effect that will change the definition of hemp and make popular CBD products currently on the market illegal on the federal level.   On April 30, a law that could have...

Georgia Medical Cannabis Law Expands Access, Adds New Conditions

May 28, 2026 | National

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law that increases the number of qualifying medical conditions and allows faster pain relief to be available through medical cannabis. The Putting Georgia Patients First Act allows more access to Georgians to get medical cannabis....

Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees Throughout the State

May 21, 2026 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in April are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s April 2026 Disciplinary Action Report. The disciplinary actions taken against CRA licensees...

House Votes To Let Military Veterans Get Medical Marijuana Recommendations From VA Doctors

May 20, 2026 | National

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to let military veterans receive recommendations for medical marijuana through their doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)—while also approving a separate amendment focused on the therapeutic benefits...