As Michigan Cannabis Revenue Drops 16% In January, Senators Seek Repeal Of Wholesale Tax
A controversial Michigan marijuana wholesale tax went into effect Jan. 1, putting an extra 24% charge on the books for distributors. The tax was put in place to pay for road work, but a bipartisan group of some senators wants to see the marijuana tax structure...
Illinois: Danville’s First Cannabis Consumption Lounge Opens
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...
Bills On Cannabis Use In Hospitals Advance In Several States
Lawmakers in multiple states are considering bills to allow seriously ill patients to access and use medical marijuana in hospitals and other healthcare facilities, with several such proposals advancing this week and one running into a legislative roadblock. While the...
Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome On The Rise
More and more states have legalized marijuana in some form in recent years. The federal government also appears poised to reschedule marijuana following a December executive order from President Trump. Meanwhile, health care providers across the country have reported...
Unusual Alliances Form As Supreme Court Takes Up Case On Cannabis Users And Gun Ownership
Gun rights and cannabis legalization are usually on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both movements have brought about seismic shifts in the United States in recent decades. Now those forces are lining up for a rare overlap in a case coming before the...
Thousands Of Plants, Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars Seized In Massive Illegal Grow In Metro Detroit
Michigan State Police investigators busted a massive marijuana grow operation, seizing drugs, cash, jewelry and guns. According to MSP, members of the Marijuana & Tobacco Investigation Section executed search warrants at three locations across metro Detroit on...
Study: Medical Cannabis Products Provide Improved Sleep Outcomes For Patients With Insomnia
Patients diagnosed with insomnia experience sleep-related improvements following their use of medical cannabis preparations, according to long-term observational data published in the journal PLoS Mental Health. British investigators assessed the...
Robbin Pott Co-Founder From Pott Farms Said She Just Wanted To Grow Hemp
INTERVIEW: Robbin Pott is co-founder and managing member of Pott Farms, L3C, a Michigan, USA-based regenerative hemp operation. Her work spans living soil systems, regenerative crop production, and community-based workforce development. Trained in law and public...
Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Says She Doesn’t Recommend People Use Psychedelics Like She Has
President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as U.S. surgeon general says that, while she wouldn’t recommend that Americans experiment with psychedelics like she has, there’s “exciting” research indicating that substances such as psilocybin can effectively treat serious...
ACLU Attorney ‘Confident’ Supreme Court Will Strike Down Gun Ban For Marijuana Users After Oral Arguments Next Week
With the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear a case next week on the constitutionality of a federal gun ban for marijuana users, attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are feeling “hopeful” that justices will take their side over the Trump...
