May 17, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Another person has pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery scheme in Michigan designed to connect hopeful medical marijuana operators with licenses. Lobbyist Brian Pierce said he gave at least $42,000 in bribes to a company controlled by former...
May 17, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
TerrAscend announced on the Benzinga news wire that its subsidiary, Gage Cannabis Co., launched sales at its new flagship cannabis provisioning center in Oxford. This is TerrAscend’s fifth licensed Cookies dispensary in Michigan joining locations in Detroit, Ann...
May 17, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The state of Michigan may drop a requirement that all applicants test negative for marijuana before they are hired for state jobs after the Free Press highlighted how the civil service rule was exacerbating a state hiring crunch. On Friday, the Michigan Civil...
May 16, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency reported that April cannabis sales totaled $246.1, a 1.5 percent from a record setting $250 million in March. Since April had one less day than March, the April figure is nearly the same as the month before. Still, the April sales...
May 10, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Two legal industries experiencing rapid growth in Michigan are converging, as some tribal governments with casino operations are expanding into the cannabis market. Enterprising Michigan tribes are looking to the legal marijuana industry, like they have with...
May 10, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
In response to the positive feedback from the first statewide municipality summit held in January, and in keeping with its commitment to engage in transparent communication with stakeholders, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) has announced the date and time for its...
