Aug 4, 2021 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Despite being a top cannabis market in the United States, Michigan largely has been ignored by multistate operators because of the low barriers to entry for new licensees. However, with plenty of market growth and heavy fragmentation across the supply chain, the...
Aug 4, 2021 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
GrowGeneration Corp., a Denver-based specialty hydroponic and organic garden center giant, said it is buying HGS Hydro, a chain of hydroponic garden centers with six stores across Michigan and a seventh store slated to open in the fall. Terms of the deal weren’t...
Aug 4, 2021 | Great Lakes Region
A lawsuit targeting the state’s process for granting cannabis dispensary licenses was dropped Tuesday after pushback from people who want to see more diversity and equity among state pot businesses. Sozo Health, a Michigan-based cannabis company, sued in federal court...
Aug 4, 2021 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
On Four20 Post Aug. 4 at 1 pm we took a deep dive into the new MRA edibles packaging requirements that are aimed at making edibles less available and attractive for minors. On the show was cannabis attorney Scott Roberts to provide the legal perspective. Also on the...
Aug 3, 2021 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Annie Rouse, Anavii Market, iHemp Hour at 12 noon EST August 5 LANSING – Hemp stole Annie’s heart in 2009 when the plant was a paper topic for an environmental economics class. Her research took her down a life-changing journey. Over the next decade she...
Jul 29, 2021 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The cannabis industry in the Great Lakes State has been booming since December 2019, where Prop 1 prevailed with 56% of the vote, making it the 10th state to legalize marijuana for adult use and more than a decade for medicinal purposes. In fact, Michigan is the...