France Proposes Restrictive Classification For CBD In EU Cosmetics Products
France will seek restrictions on CBD as an ingredient in cosmetics products in a proposal now before EU authorities. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that France intends to propose “harmonized classification and...
Lume Cannabis Co. Reopens Southfield Dispensary As Prices Rebound
Lume Cannabis Co. has reopened its Southfield dispensary less than a year after it abruptly closed as part of what it called a “realignment for growth.” The Southfield store is located at 26760 Lahser Rd. and is open for adult-use sales...
Reader’s Choice: 8 Best Pot Shops in Michigan
Over the last month, hundreds of readers of the Gander recommended dozens of dispensaries from every corner of the Mitten. The following list, compiled in alphabetical order, features the eight retailers that were most frequently cited as...
Legal Seesaw In Auburn Hills Could Put 3 Of 4 Cannabis Licenses Available In Hands Of One Real Estate Developer
Cannabis real estate developer Jeffrey Yatooma could soon have dominance of Auburn Hills' marijuana market. Yatooma's impending dominance comes after a creative and successful ballot initiative that led to Auburn Hills voters approving...
Unionization Coming To Michigan’s Cannabis Industry
Unionization among marijuana retail workers is gaining traction despite pushback from larger companies. The industry’s financial instability and its interest in unionization go “hand-in-hand,” said John Cakmakci, president of United Food...
Could Debt ‘Domino Effect’ Topple Michigan’s Multi-Billion Dollar Cannabis Businesses?
Mounting debt and folding businesses are shaking the foundation of Michigan cannabis’ financial future. Michigan’s marijuana market has two growers for every retailer, fueling a price plummet in flower and distillate, found in edibles,...
Legal Recreational Cannabis Now Available In Southfield, Berkley
Recreational marijuana is now available to purchase in Berkley and Southfield, which join a handful of other communities in Oakland County that allow sales of recreational cannabis. Two cannabis companies, Lume Cannabis...
Detroit To Open Second Round Of Cannabis License Applications
Detroit City Council voted Tuesday to open applications for the second of three rounds of recreational cannabis licenses. The 7-1 vote, with Council Member Scott Benson voting no and Council Member Angela Whitfield Calloway absent, means...
Mid-Michigan Marijuana Grower Has 3 Licenses Revoked
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency revoked three licenses held by Candid Labs, LLC, located at 1850 Parmenter Road in Corunna. The company does business as Layercake Farms 2, LLC. The business had the following licenses revoked: Medical class...
Body And Mind Sells Muskegon Dispensary
Body and Mind Inc. received all necessary regulatory approvals to divest its Muskegon dispensary, the company said Friday. The transaction, outlined in an April 14 stock purchase agreement, officially took place on June 13 when DEP Nevada...
