RAIR Provisioning Center Coming To Big Rapids
A new marijuana provisioning center, RAIR, is estimated to begin construction this September in front of Dunham's Sports, at 702 Perry Avenue. “We were anxious to get into the cannabis industry, like many businesses,” RAIR Chief Operating...
Red White & Bloom Brands to Acquire Platinum Vape and PharmaCo of Michigan
Less than a week after inking a $35 million agreement to purchase California-based cannabis company Platinum Vape, Toronto’s Red White & Bloom Brands (RWB) announced Monday plans to acquire Michigan’s PharmaCo Inc. In...
Royal Oak Commission OKs Recreational Marijuana Licensing Ordinance
The Royal Oak City Commission on Monday approved an ordinance for recreational marijuana sales in the city and a measure detailing where the businesses can locate. By a 5-2 vote, the commission first approved a recreational marijuana...
Cluster Of Applications Presents Potential Quagmire In Petoskey Marijuana Planning
The first business owners who will have a shot at opening a medical marijuana provisioning center are all eyeing storefronts along a short stretch of West Mitchell Street. Using a large raffle ticket drum at the front of the city council...
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Lume Cannabis Do Deal – First In Michigan On Tribal Lands
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and Lume Cannabis Co. announced they have been awarded an adult-use marijuana retail license on Sault Ste. Marie Tribal lands. The historic partnership will allow Lume to open a marijuana...
The Verdict: Canada’s Legalization Of Cannabis A Success
A highly regarded British think tank focused on reforming drug laws thinks Canada’s legalization and regulation of cannabis has gone well. Transform has been monitoring Canadian reform efforts for some time,...
Michigan Plant-Count Rules Raise Concerns About Marijuana Microbusiness Viability
Questions are being raised about the feasibility of marijuana microbusiness licenses in Michigan in the wake of changes to a draft regulatory definition that ultimately reduced production of flowering plants. Michigan offers a...
Midwestern Hemp Database Project Seeks Grower Participation
Are you a new hemp grower? Curious about hemp variety performance across the Midwest region? Would you find value in a publicly accessible variety evaluation tool? What about receiving significantly discounted cannabinoid testing in...
Hemp Hour: US Hemp Certification, Transparency In Hemp Supply Chain
iHemp Hour guests on July 16 included: Certification Programs, Marielle Weintraub, PhD plus U.S. Hemp Authority President Transparency in Hemp Supply Chain, Dr. Richard McDermott and Terri Miller of Signakey. You’re going to want to watch...
Zero Applications So Far For Alpena Medical Cannabis Provisioning Centers
Alpena has since July 3 been open to accepting medical marijuana license applications, but, surprisingly to some, none have yet been submitted. The deadline is Aug. 16 for applications to be submitted for consideration. The city’s medical...
