Author: Eric Sheetz

Willie Nelson’s Cannabis Arrives at Dispensaries in Michigan

Country cannabis outlaw and icon Willie Nelson entered the Michigan cannabis market, debuting his cannabis brand in the state last week. Michigan is the eighth state so far to sell flower from the singer-songwriter’s exclusive cannabis brand, Willie’s Reserve, which will be available at all Puff locations and several other dispensaries across the state.  Nelson […]

Sales Of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids Like CBD Outpace Legal Marijuana And Are On Par With Craft Beer, Report Finds

Even without robust federal regulations, the U.S. hemp industry in 2022 was larger than all state marijuana markets, and it roughly equaled sales for craft beer nationally, according to a new report. The research firm Whitney Economics published the report last week, offering a comprehensive assessment of the hemp industry that’s evolved since the crop […]

Virginia Judge Rejects Injunction on Law Limiting Delta-8, Total THC in Hemp Products

Since the 2018 Farm Bill authorized hemp production and removed the crop from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) schedule of Controlled Substances, the hemp-derived cannabinoid industry has boomed across the nation — including the sale of hemp-derived, psychoactive delta-8 and delta-9 THC. Virginia is one of the more recent states to contest the ever-increasing hemp-derived […]

Home Values Have Increased Significantly More In States That Legalized Marijuana Than Those That Kept Criminalization, Real Estate Study Finds

Home values have grown at a significantly higher rate in states that have legalized marijuana compared to non-legal states over the past decade—with the average price of a home in a legalization state now 41 percent higher than those that have continues to criminalize cannabis—according to a new report on real estate trends. The study […]

Massachusetts Cannabis Businesses File Lawsuit Against the U.S. Attorney General

A handful of cannabis companies recently initiated a lawsuit with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the negative effects of federal prohibition, which hinders their business. According to the plaintiffs, which includes Massachusetts-based Canna Provisions Inc., Wiseacre Farm, Inc., and Gyasi Sellers, and Illinois-based Verano Holdings Corp., the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) causes harm to […]

Major Drug Test Supplier To Stop Testing for Cannabis, Prioritize Fentanyl

A major supplier of drug testing kits has announced an updated screening panel which no longer tests for cannabis and prioritizes testing for fentanyl.  Psychemedics, a Massachusetts-based producer of drug testing kits announced Friday that they would be launching a new five-panel drug screen which will “[shift] the spotlight from marijuana to the paramount threat […]

Major Drug Test Manufacturer Replaces Marijuana With Fentanyl In Updated Screening Panel Amid Legalization Movement

A top manufacturer of drug testing technology has announced a new screening panel that no longer detects marijuana and instead prioritizes fentanyl and other controlled substances in response to the “relentless change and the pressing need to adapt” as more states legalize cannabis. Psychemedics said its updated Advanced 5-Panel Drug Screen “will transform the way […]

Swiss Dank Accounts: First Legal European Cannabis Dispensaries to Open in Switzerland

Switzerland will allow Europe’s first non-medical cannabis dispensaries to open and operate as part of a study to examine how controlled access to legal cannabis may affect health and consumption patterns of regular cannabis consumers. An announcement was made Friday about “Grashaus Projects” by German CBD and cannabinoid research company Sanity Group which said that […]