The Business of Cannabis

Four20 Post: Cannabis Tourism With MaryJane Tours, Monroe Street Fair Returning In 2022

Jul 20, 2021 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

On Four20 Post July 21, our focus was on cannabis tourism. Anthony Freed, owner of Farm Assist Wellness, talked about his latest venture, MaryJane Tours, which uses a motor coach to explore the history of cannabis in Ann Arbor. He was joined by Charlie Strackbein, who...

Using Hemp to Reduce Plastic Waste in the Cannabis Industry

Jul 20, 2021 | National

When James Eichner and Ron Basak-Smith met as graduate students at the University of Colorado, they bonded over music, a love for cannabis, and a frustration over the cannabis industry’s plastic waste problem. Shortly after they met, a joint business-school project on...

Cannabis Retailer Relocates Headquarters From Ann Arbor To Livonia

Jul 15, 2021 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

One of the newest companies to locate its headquarters in western Wayne County has a unique setup: it can’t legally sell its product in the city it calls home. But that’s not an issue for the leadership behind Exclusive Brands, one of the...

Ypsilanti Township Marijuana Caregiver Grandma Argues In Court She Needs 55 Plants For Personal Use

Jul 15, 2021 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Judith Pontius, a marijuana medical caregiver, argued in Washtenaw County Trial Court July 14 that she needs her 55 marijuana plants for personal use. If Pontius keeps her dozens of plants just for herself, her lawyer Barton Morris argued in court, she is in...

iHemp Hour: Hemp Paper Company Founder Seeks Hemp Suppliers

Jul 14, 2021 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

On the iHemp Hour July 15 at noon, Erica Halverson will talk about how her hemp paper business grew along with her quest to save the planet — one plant at a time! She started her career path in retail and moved into a corporate structure, marking her way as a...