Mar 6, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
On March 4, The Saline City Council issued draft regulations that would permit curbside cannabis pickup at dispensaries. A definitive vote is scheduled for the council’s next session on March 18. Dispensaries in Saline are barred from offering curbside pickup...
Mar 6, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Employees at the Zen Leaf dispensary in Buchanan voted on March 1 to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 951, marking a significant step in labor organization within the Michigan cannabis industry. UFCW 951 President John Cakmakci expressed enthusiasm...
Mar 1, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Michigan Treasury Department reported Feb. 29 that 198 municipalities will receive $43.5 million from marijuana taxes collected from 737 cannabis dispensary licenses, while 71 of the state’s 83 counties will reap the same $43.5 million in cannabis taxes. The...
Feb 28, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Marijuana dispensaries could finally open in Pontiac after voters passed a ballot proposal Tuesday night to allow 17 recreational marijuana retailers and set up the guidelines city officials have to follow when granting licenses to businesses. Two recreational...
Feb 28, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Caro’s proposed marijuana ordinance was overwhelmingly rejected by voters in the Presidential Primary Election held on Tuesday. The proposal, which was spearheaded by the group Green Citizens of Caro, failed with 310 yes votes to 559 no votes. The group was...
Feb 28, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
In the heart of Kalamazoo Only Alien Cannabis Co. has opened at 4525 West Kalamazoo Ave, where the former Great Lakes Shipping Co. restaurant stood. Only Alien is the third cannabis consumption lounge in the state. The other two are located in Kalkaska and Hazel Park....
