Ex-Owner Of Warren Marijuana Dispensary Guilty Of Tax Evasion
A former owner of a Warren marijuana dispensary faces at least nine years in federal prison for tax evasion and obstructing the IRS, officials said. Ryan Richmond, 46, of Bloomfield Hills, was found guilty by a federal court jury, the...
Eric Smith, Former Macomb County Prosecutor, Sentenced On Three Felonies
Former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith, 56, was sentenced by Judge Nanci Grant on three felony counts to 12 months incarceration, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a press release. This sentence is to be served...
GOP Congress Members Demand DEA Reject HHS Easing Of Cannabis Restrictions, Ohio Rep Does The Opposite
Congressman Dave Joyce (R-OH), a co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, is refining the so-called Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act, a bill that would amend the Controlled Substances Act...
Cannabis Goes Crypto: How Blockchain Might Save A $100 Billion Industry
The blockchain and cannabis industries are two of the newest and largest markets to emerge in our lifetime. Both blockchain technology and the cannabis industry have reached new highs in recent years, but both are facing difficulties in...
Workers Unionize At Grand Rapids Dispensary
Workers at Grand Rapids’ Ascend Cannabis Provisions voted to join the Teamsters Local 406. It is the second collective bargaining agreement in the Michigan cannabis industry that the Teamsters have ratified, and the first in the Western...
CRA Social Equity All-Star Qualifiers Sept. 7
Join CRA Social Equity All-Star qualifiers as they answer questions about their participation in the CRA Social Equity All-Star program and discuss the work they are doing in their communities. Lake Effect and Doja Provisioning...
Michigan Court of Appeals Orders Placement of Cannabis-Related City Charter Amendment on November 2023 Ballot
In a significant decision for cannabis advocates and the cannabis industry, on September 1, 2023, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued an opinion directing the placement of a cannabis-related charter amendment on the November 7, 2023,...
JARS Cannabis Wins First Adult Use License In Chesterfield
JARS Cannabis announced it has been awarded the first recreational cannabis license in Chesterfield, a Northern suburb of Detroit. "I want to extend my deepest gratitude to Clerk Berry and her dedicated department for their exceptional...
CRA Announces Next Statewide Municipality Summit
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency has announced its next statewide Minicipality Summit for Sept. 27 from 10 am to noon over zoom to present information to local municipal officials and answer their questions regarding the state’s cannabis...
With Latest Decree, Argentina Could Lead Latin-American Hemp Production
Argentina has set the THC limit for industrial hemp at 1.0% and established a “one-stop shop” for administration of the hemp and medical marijuana sectors under rules published this month. The regulations, which follow passage of a...
