Aug 28, 2024 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Industrial Hemp Association of Michigan, more commonly called iHemp, hosted its quarterly meeting to update not only members, but hemp farmers with some great news. Blain Bechtold, iHemp President, said the Michigan Department of Agriculture approved using hemp...
Aug 27, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan cannabis sales continue to remain flat in July with sales for all products topping $287.7 million, up 3.2 percent from June’s $275.2 million. This follows similar sales figures in May of $278 million, April $279.6 million and March a record $289 million....
Aug 27, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region
Roughly 120 dispensaries in Ohio have received state licenses to sell recreational marijuana, but banking remains an obstacle for cannabis businesses because marijuana remains illegal under federal law. “Financial institutions are nervous about working with marijuana...
Aug 27, 2024 | Great Lakes Region
Michigan’s cannabis market could face significant challenges due to the rapid rise of neighboring Ohio’s marijuana industry. Since recreational sales launched on Aug. 6, Ohio has seen a surge in demand, with shops reporting record-breaking volumes driven by...
Jul 24, 2024 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Lume dispensary workers in Escanaba voted July 23 to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1473, marking the first time a cannabis shop in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula voted to unionize. Eighteen budtenders or “luminaries,” including lead budtenders, make up...
Jul 24, 2024 | Great Lakes Region
Ohio is taking another step closer to the launch of adult-use marijuana sales, with regulators approving the state’s first certificate of operations for a dual use testing lab as well as granting additional certifications for hybrid grower and processor licensees. As...
