Jan 17, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
In a recent city council meeting in Harbor Springs, Michigan, a significant topic of discussion emerged regarding the potential introduction of a recreational marijuana dispensary in the city. City Manager Victor Sinadinoski briefed the council on a letter from...
Jan 17, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Bad Axe City Manager Rebecca Bachman was able to present the Bad Axe City Council with the first draft of the recreational marijuana ordinance at the Jan. 16 city council meeting. The ordinance was not on the agenda, as it was not ready in time, but was provided...
Jan 17, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A Michigan Court of Claims judge on Jan. 2 dismissed two lawsuits linked to Michigan’s enormous 64,000-pound, $229 million 2021 marijuana recall that impacted an estimated 60% of all cannabis products in the state. The dispute centers on the Michigan...
Jan 17, 2024 | FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Highland Park City Councilman Khursheed Ash-Shafii couldn’t believe his eyes. After a judge struck down the city’s problematic recreational cannabis ordinance in July, a Michigan-based marijuana company went ahead and transformed a vacant building in the city into a...
Jan 17, 2024 | Great Lakes Region
Minnesota’s cannabis regulators say they are developing an interagency plan to crack down on hemp retailers who are exploiting a legal loophole to pass off marijuana buds as industrial hemp. The state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) said it suspects that some...
Jan 11, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency is offering for the first time $1 million in grants to its social equity licensees for employee education, business needs or community investment to encourage participation in the industry by people from communities that...
