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News and Information about the Business of Cannabis

8 May 2025

State regulators have permanently banned Youssef Barakat from working in or owning any licensed cannabis business in the state, citing a series of serious violations at two marijuana dispensaries he co-owned and operated. The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency ...

Michigan and The Great Lakes Region

The Michigan Supreme Court issued an order on April 30 dismissing the Pinebrook, LLC vs. City of Warren appeals case that has been in litigation for six years. The case was reopened in Macomb ...

Another full house at the May 6 Cannabis Regulatory Agency's meeting urged tweaks to the revised rules the agency is considering. Numerous farmers and CBD consumers showed up to fight against ...

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency recently updated its technical bulletin which publishes the list of maximum THC concentrations for marijuana-infused products, as required by statute. The technical ...

Nearly 50 years after reggae legend Peter Tosh first sang “Legalize It,” Jamaica has recognized the economic potential of perhaps its most famous homegrown industry. Licensed medical dispensaries are popping up all over the island – but with ...

House of Dank will celebrate its 10-year anniversary May 17 H.O.D. will host parties for guests 21 years of age, featuring vendors, food trucks, deals, giveaways, special guest appearances and more. From humble beginnings as caregivers to their status as a trusted...

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) is adding members to its standing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workgroup to empower stakeholders to take ownership in the programs that directly ...

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Illinois cannabis business owners are pleading for relief from the state’s “steep licensing fees” and “overly burdensome” regulations. State Rep. La Shawn Ford, joining several of those business ...

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Firelands Scientific announced that its newest The Landing Dispensary, located in Berea, Ohio, will celebrate its grand opening on May 8, following a successful soft opening that began May 1. This ...

Canadian-based TerrAscend Corp. announced it has closed on its previously announced acquisition of the assets of Ratio Cannabis LLC, a cannabis dispensary located in Goshen Township, Ohio ...

Indiana's controversial crackdown on cannabis ads. After years of failed attempts, state lawmakers have passed a bill banning marijuana dispensary advertising, despite it being legal just across ...

National and International

New federally funded research into the effects of cannabis on alcohol use finds that people who used marijuana immediately before drinking subsequently consumed fewer alcoholic beverages and ...