Oct 4, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson will spend the next four and a half years in federal prison, a remarkable fall from his tenure in state politics brought on by taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes for medical marijuana licenses. Johnson,...
Oct 4, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Reps. Jimmie WILSON JR. (D-Ypsilanti) and Dylan WEGELA (D-Garden City) are re-introducing “Jayden’s Law,” a bill package allowing access to medical marijuana for registered pediatric patients on school campuses. Since 2008,...
Oct 4, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
According to E4 Bioscience, employee turnover in cannabis businesses is common, extraordinarily expensive, time consuming, and risks harming internal culture. Join Opie as he discusses validated pre-hire assessments designed to quantitatively score job suitability,...
Oct 4, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Cannabis is an emerging science in which students can make new discoveries and contributions. Wayne State University in Michigan has introduced an undergraduate certificate program this fall. Andrea Matti, assistant professor of chemistry, Wayne State...
Sep 27, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Following a summer vote by members on the Michigan Civil Service Commission who unanimously agreed to remove marijuana from the pre-employment drug testing protocols, the state policy will kick in October 1. Employees who work in law enforcement, operate vehicles,...
Sep 27, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The possibility of recreational marijuana consumption lounges in Three Rivers has seemingly gone down in flames. During a recent Three Rivers City Commission meeting the proposed ordinance was shot down before a second reading that would have allowed for consumption...
