Sep 14, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
At the first ever Green Market Report Michigan Cannabis Business Summit in Detroit on Sept. 6, recognized were some of the stellar industry players with the GMR Michigan Cannabis Awards, GMR said in a press release. The winner of Best Brand was True North Collective,...
Sep 14, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A former owner of a Warren marijuana dispensary faces at least nine years in federal prison for tax evasion and obstructing the IRS, officials said. Ryan Richmond, 46, of Bloomfield Hills, was found guilty by a federal court jury, the U.S. Department of Justice said...
Sep 14, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith, 56, was sentenced by Judge Nanci Grant on three felony counts to 12 months incarceration, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a press release. This sentence is to be served concurrently with a 21-month federal...
Sep 14, 2023 | Great Lakes Region
Congressman Dave Joyce (R-OH), a co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, is refining the so-called Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act, a bill that would amend the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to undo federal...
Sep 6, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Workers at Grand Rapids’ Ascend Cannabis Provisions voted to join the Teamsters Local 406. It is the second collective bargaining agreement in the Michigan cannabis industry that the Teamsters have ratified, and the first in the Western part of the state. In a...
Sep 6, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Join CRA Social Equity All-Star qualifiers as they answer questions about their participation in the CRA Social Equity All-Star program and discuss the work they are doing in their communities. Lake Effect and Doja Provisioning Centers Sun Provisions The Fire...
