Oct 12, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Police and marijuana haven’t always been friends, so it’s somewhat unexpected that a former law man would be leading Michigan’s commercial marijuana industry. But that’s what’s happened. Brian Hanna, named acting director of the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) by...
Oct 12, 2022 | Feature, National
State-level marijuana legalization has had a “significant” economic impact—generating jobs, tax revenue and impacting real estate—according to a new report from a Federal Reserve Bank district. The Kansas City arm of the central bank, which covers five full states and...
Oct 12, 2022 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Jerry Millen, owner of Greenhouse of Walled Lake, has added a new wrinkle to his customer relations strategy with a food truck parked next to his dispensary that serves coffee and donuts to patrons. He purchased the “food trailer” from Argentina. He wanted...
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...
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...
Oct 6, 2022 | Feature, Guest Post, Michigan
Michigan’s marijuana regulator is warning licensed cannabis businesses about an increase in fraudulent activity targeting the industry. The state’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) noticed an uptick in August and September in scams against marijuana...