Nov 21, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Kent County’s first recreational marijuana shop is just a couple months from opening, according to its owners. Scott Schroeder and Michael Atkins, the founders and owners of Meds Cafe, are currently gutting the recently closed Family Video at 1965 W. Main St. with...
Nov 20, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Shield Compliance LLC, the Seattle-based developer of a banking compliance system for the legalized cannabis industry, announced it has raised $5 million in a Series A financing round and plans to bring its services to financial institutions serving legal cannabis...
Nov 20, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Exclusive Brands, a dispensary in Ann Arbor, was issued the first recreational marijuana license Tuesday. Exclusive Brands will be able to sell marijuana for recreational use on December 1. It means Exclusive Brands is the only place in Metro Detroit where...
Nov 20, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) announced Wednesday that the Medical Marijuana Operation and Oversight Grant application for Fiscal Year 2020 is now available. Operation and Oversight Grants are to be distributed at the county level for education, communication,...
Nov 18, 2019 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Lowell, a West Michigan city of 4,000 residents, is moving ahead with recreational marijuana. The Lowell City Council unanimously approved two ordinances Monday, Oct. 21, that outline their rules and regulations for operating recreational marijuana dispensaries,...
Nov 17, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
LANSING – The Marijuana Regulatory Agency said Friday its approach to allowing some product transfers from the medical side to the recreational side was “reasonable” as patient advocates in the industry said they were “blindsided” by the...
