Michigan Weedsters Provide Marketing Support For Ann Arbor Hash Bash
Ann Arbor Hash Bash will celebrate its 51th birthday on April 1 on the Diag at the University of Michigan where it was born during the height of the anti-Vietnam War movement and the beginning of the War on Drugs. Latrisha Matson...
Money For State-Run Cannabis Testing Lab Featured In Whitmer’s Budget Proposal
Gov. Whitmer has proposed in her 2024 budget $4.4 million to fund a state-owned cannabis testing lab that would take effect Oct. 1, if approved by the Michigan Legislature. Dubbed a “reference lab,” it would audit results issued by...
Securatech Offers Some Lower Cost AI Tools To Keep Bad Guys Out Of Cannabis Dispensaries
With the rash of smash and grabs ravaging Michigan cannabis dispensaries, Securatech can place an armed guard in businesses to protect them from the bad guys. But CEO Rudy Patros said with many Michigan cannabis dispensaries struggling to...
Northern Michigan Towns Embrace Cannabis, Many Suburbs Still Opt Out
The results of Michigan’s local ballot proposals in November to legalize retail recreational marijuana were mixed, with about half passing, expanding the number of municipalities that allow cannabis businesses. By the end of 2022, 129...
Feds Investigate Ex-Michigan GOP House Speaker For Alleged Bribery In Marijuana Licensing
The FBI and a federal grand jury have been investigating former Michigan House speaker Rick Johnson (R) for more than two years for suspicion of taking bribes in return for awarding medical marijuana...
West Michigan Cannabis Dispensaries Target Of Break-Ins
Sheriff’s deputies over the weekend investigated five business burglaries, including marijuana dispensaries, as a rash of break-ins continue in West Michigan. The burglaries happened at 4919 Town Center Drive SE in Cascade Township, where...
Cannabis Regulatory Agency Summarily Suspends Licenses Of Corunna Processor
In order to ensure the health, safety, and security of the public and integrity of the state’s marijuana establishment operations, today the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) issued formal complaints and announced summary suspensions of...
CRA Education Session: Best Practices For Processors From The Enforcement Division
Allyson Chirio, operations support manager from the Enforcement Division of the CRA, is excited to present an education session specifically for processors. She will review how to compliantly perform common functions such as packaging,...
Las Vegas To Get Its First Cannabis-Friendly Hotel
Possibly the biggest question related to the announcement that the first cannabis-friendly hotel is coming to Las Vegas is, “What took so long?” The aptly named Elevations Hotels and Resorts, based out of Arizona, announced last week it...
While U.S. Hemp Industry Faces Setbacks, Opportunities Are Ripe In EU
Short-term setbacks and the unintended consequences of state laws are creating new headaches for hemp industry operators in the United States. Despite this, there is an opportunity to build stable markets with European and Canadian...
