Nov 20, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Exclusive Brands, a dispensary in Ann Arbor, was issued the first recreational marijuana license Tuesday. Exclusive Brands will be able to sell marijuana for recreational use on December 1. It means Exclusive Brands is the only place in Metro Detroit where...
Nov 20, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) announced Wednesday that the Medical Marijuana Operation and Oversight Grant application for Fiscal Year 2020 is now available. Operation and Oversight Grants are to be distributed at the county level for education, communication,...
Nov 20, 2019 | Feature, National
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would effectively make marijuana legal. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019 passed by a count of 24-10. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), chairman of the...
Nov 17, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
LANSING – The Marijuana Regulatory Agency said Friday its approach to allowing some product transfers from the medical side to the recreational side was “reasonable” as patient advocates in the industry said they were “blindsided” by the...
Nov 17, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Lansing Radisson Hotel will be decked out in holiday glory as Michigan’s cannabis industry leaders gather for a special year-end celebration on Thursday December 5. The date had been incorrectly identified in an earlier version of this story. Enjoy dinner...
Nov 15, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The recent news that medical marijuana businesses will be allowed to transfer product to the recreational side under certain conditions left Michigan Cannabis Industry Association Executive Director Robin Schneider “absolutely concerned.” Schneider said...