Time Running Out For Ohio Lawmakers To Act On Cannabis Legalization To Preempt Ballot Initiative
The clock is ticking for state lawmakers to pass an initiated statute that would allow marijuana use and sales for anyone over 21 in Ohio. If they don't act in a little less than four months the group that presented the legislature with...
Wisconsin Could License Medical Marijuana Dispensaries As GOP Leaders Signal Support
Republican leaders in Wisconsin say legalizing medical marijuana could be part of their legislative agenda for 2023. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, told Wisconsin Public Radio's "The Morning Show" on Monday that he...
Cannabis Companies Camp Outside Riverview City Hall, Hope To Score Licenses
Cannabis companies gunning for a marijuana license in Riverview are taking the competition to the next level. This city amended an existing ordinance that barred any marijuana businesses and establishments from operating within city...
Six New Cannabis Dispos Planned For Northeast Michigan In 2023
Six new Northeast Michigan cannabis shops mean big dollars communities could spend to combat problems some link to the increasing presence of legal marijuana in the region. Alpena County leaders ended 2022 saying they didn’t know how they...
Motley Marijuana Laws Drive Consumers — and Revenue — Across State Lines
Less than half a mile south of the Wisconsin border in Illinois, the Sunnyside Cannabis Dispensary bustles with activity. Cars with license plates from Wisconsin, Minnesota and other pot-banning states slide in and out of the shop’s...
Licensed Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin In Detroit
Licensed sales of recreational marijuana began in Detroit Jan. 4, with at least two shops opening for sales of cannabis to adults aged 21 and up. The House of Dank on Front Street near the city’s border of Lincoln Park, Michigan was the...
Hemp Initiative In Ecuador First To Focus On Fiber And Food
The Ecuadorian government has greenlighted the country’s first hemp crop under a cooperative initiative among two companies and the Latin-American Industrial Hemp Association (LAIHA). LAIHA member Green and Growth, Quito, and Nobis...
Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency Announces First Statewide Municipality Summit Jan. 30
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced Jan. 6 its first statewide municipal summit, during which the agency will host a two-hour Zoom call to present information to local municipal officials and answer their questions regarding the...
If You Are Planning Michigan Cannabis Events, We Want To Help You Promote Them
If your company is developing Michigan cannabis events for the first half of 2023, we want to hear from you at Sparx & Recreation. We are planning our second edition of the digital magazine that will feature cannabis events through...
Michigan’s Growing Cannabis Tourism Industry
In any given year, tourism in Michigan ranks as the second or third largest industry, vying with agriculture for the No. 2 spot. Automotive remains king. Since December 2019 when adult-use cannabis became legal in Michigan, it has become...
