Sep 8, 2021 | Feature, National
Is there anything hemp can’t do? A year after hemp became legal to grow in the United States, we’ve seen its power to make better clothing, better buildings and better medicine. Now, there’s something else hemp appears to be better at – making...
Sep 8, 2021 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan on Monday released a set of proposed marijuana industry rules that would add two new license types and reduce fees and costs for obtaining and renewing licenses. The 116 pages of rules are available for review and the state Marijuana Regulatory Agency is...
Sep 2, 2021 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Data released by Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency last year showed that of individuals who have an ownership interest in a licensed adult-use cannabis business in Michigan, only 3.8% were Black and only 1.5% were Latino. Meanwhile, nearly 80% of...
Sep 1, 2021 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
In what appears to be one of the first big cannabis consolidations in Michigan, Canadian-based TerrAscend plans to enter Michigan’s rapidly growing cannabis market through the acquisition of Detroit-based Gage Growth in an all-stock deal reportedly worth $545...
Sep 1, 2021 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
On Four20 Post Sept. 1, Ryan Bringold joined us to talk about his Caregiver Rally scheduled for Sept. 15 outside the capital in Lansing. Josh Smith, Lab Director at ABKO Labs, provides details on how cannabis and hemp cultivators can get their products tested and...
Aug 29, 2021 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Dan Keelan is a member of the HeroProjectUSA.Org board of directors. In this video, he explains the Fall For a Veteran campaign that starts on Sept. 11 and runs through Nov. 11. It is meant to raise the visibility of the non-profit organization that seeks to help...