Michigan Lawmakers Unleash Proposed Laws To Crack Down on Black Market Pot
Michigan lawmakers unleashed a package of proposed laws intended to crack down on black market marijuana. For years, there’s been a lack of clarity regarding what punishment operators of illegal grows may face. This has led to reluctant prosecution and enforcement,...
Alcohol Industry Steps Up Lobbying On Hemp Drinks As Congress Debates THC Ban
The last three months have seen a surge in congressional lobbying from major alcohol companies and associations aiming to influence federal hemp laws, with a focus on THC beverages that many consumers are turning to as beer and liquor alternatives. According to...
Man To Stand Trial For Manslaughter In Clinton Twp. Vape Warehouse Explosion
A Clinton Township judge has ruled that the owner of a vape warehouse that exploded in March 2024, leaving one person dead, should stand trial on one charge of involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors argued that Noor Kestou was grossly negligent when he improperly...
US Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case On Gun Rights Of People Who Use Cannabis And Other Illegal Drugs
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on the constitutionality of a federal law prohibiting people who use marijuana or other drugs from buying or possessing firearms. The Trump administration has argued that the policy “targets a category of persons...
GM And Ford Vets Create Award-Winning Voyage Bloom
Dave Goryca refused to give up hope of supporting his family after losing his job in the automotive industry and a chunk of his pension just one year before retirement. “You can be angry," he said, "but that doesn’t fix anything.” Over the past five years, Goryca has...
Ohio Lawmakers Push Bill To Scale Back Voter-Approved Cannabis Law And Impose Hemp Regs
Ohio House lawmakers on Tuesday approved an amended Senate-passed bill that would make significant changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law while incorporating a series of regulations for hemp that are meant to align the two sectors of the...
Ohio Cannabis Dispo Workers Strike Herbal Wellness Center In Columbus
Cannabis dispensary workers have been forced to go on strike at Herbal Wellness Center in Columbus to protest the company’s unfair labor practices and secure a contract. “There’s no reason the employer can’t provide these workers with what they’re demanding – annual...
FBI: Marijuana Possession Arrests Comprised Over 20 Percent Of All Drug-Related Arrests In 2024
State and local law enforcement made nearly 190,000 marijuana possession-related arrests in 2024 — comprising more than 22 percent of all drug arrests nationwide, according to data compiled by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and posted on its Crime Data...
CRA Education Webinar: Implementing And Maintaining A Veterans Cannabis Access Program With IndiGrow
IndiGrow Co-owner and Attorney, Karen Kekelik will on Oct. 23 at 10 am discuss cannabis companies supporting veterans who have served our country strengthens both our communities and Michigan’s cannabis industry. Join her as she shares how to implement and maintain a...
Michigan Senate Panel Eyes Regulatory Tweaks For 24 Percent Wholesale Tax
Nearly two weeks after Michigan lawmakers took up legislation instituting a 24 percent tax on wholesale marijuana, members of the Senate Regulatory Affairs committee heard testimony on multiple bills which committee chair Jeremy Moss (D-Bloomfield Township) said were...
