The Business of Cannabis

Cannabis Tourism Project, Sparx & Recreation, Launched

Oct 12, 2022 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Charlie Strackbein, famous for promoting the Monroe Street Fair every April on the University of Michigan Diag, has teamed up with Michigan Marijuana Report and Four20 Post LIVE to create a new program that combines web, social media, newsletters, and a digital...

CRA Suspends License For House Of Mary Jane, Fines Provisioning Center $75,000 For Bags Of Pot With No METRC Tags

Oct 11, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency ordered on Oct. 10 a 30-day suspension of the medical marijuana provisioning center facility license held by The House of Mary Jane – located at 19154 James Couzens, Detroit, MI 48235.  In addition to the suspension, the order requires...

U.S. CBD Stakeholders Cheer Appointment Of Cannabis Expert At FDA

Oct 9, 2022 | National

CBD stakeholders say they hope the appointment of a cannabis policy expert at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) signals the agency may finally begin to establish a regulatory program. FDA has hired Norman Birenbaum, a former cannabis official in two...

NORML Director Issues Statement Regarding President’s Plan to Pardon Those With Low-Level Marijuana Convictions

Oct 9, 2022 | National

In response to President Biden’s recently announced actions with regard to federal marijuana policy, NORML’s Executive Director Erik Altieri has issued the following statement: “Many of the efforts taken and proposed by the President today are long overdue. For nearly...

Biden To Pardon All Federal Offenses Of Simple Marijuana Possession

Oct 6, 2022 | National

President Biden will pardon everyone in the U.S. who has been convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law, the White House announced Thursday. “There are thousands of people who have prior federal convictions for marijuana possession, who...