News and Information about the Business of Cannabis

Will Cannabis ‘Lounges’ Come To New Bedford? What We Know

Mar 10, 2026 | National

Adult-use cannabis surpassed $9 billion in gross sales in February, dating from when the first two retailers opened in November 2018. Now there’s a new sales category for on-site consumption, and city councilors want to discuss whether it would be right for New...

Connecticut Bill Would Allow Cannabis Lounges Where Customers Can Smoke, Consume On Site

Mar 4, 2026 | National

You can purchase cannabis products legally in Connecticut and even get cannabis delivered to your doorstep. Under a new proposed bill, the state legislature could take out the middleman and allow cannabis retailers to open on-site consumption lounges. But opponents...

Illinois: Danville’s First Cannabis Consumption Lounge Opens

Mar 3, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region

The first cannabis consumption lounge in Danville — and second in Vermilion County, preceded by Molly’s Joint in Tilton — is officially opening for business. Seven Point’s Smoke Lab Lounge, which previously had a one-day trial on Christmas Day followed by a soft...

Grassy Knoll Partners With Muskegon Event Place To Offer Cannabis-Friendly Camping

May 2, 2024 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Michigan

A cannabis-friendly campsite is coming to Muskegon this summer, just in time for festival season. The Grassy Knoll Recreational Dispensary, located at 2125 Lemuel St, is using the fives acres adjacent to their building to set up a smoker’s oasis in its wooded...

Sparx & Recreation Seeks Cannabis Friendly Businesses Interested In Promoting Cannabis Tourism

Oct 25, 2023 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Sparx & Recreation is a cannabis-tourism focused digital product that is looking for businesses that want to participate in the booming cannabis tourism industry in Michigan. Publisher Dan Keelan joins MiTech TV to provide more details on Sparx & Recreation...