Michigan’s Recreational Cannabis Sales Were Up 482 Percent In 2020
New data from Headset, a company that analyzes cannabis consumer trends, revealed that recreational weed sales in Michigan rose by 482 percent between January and December of last year. In January, rec weed sales were somewhere around...
Michigan Growers Deal With the Flint Water Crisis
Flint, Michigan, has a water crisis. In my hometown, we can't drink our water. Too much lead, too many microbes. The Red Cross brought a faucet filter and a case of water to our door, but that's a temporary solution for a long-term...
Washtenaw Prosecutor Won’t Charge People For Marijuana, Shrooms, Other Psychedelics
Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit has announced his office will not charge people for use, possession or small-scale distribution of marijuana and entheogenic plants, including magic mushrooms and other naturally occurring...
Are Recreational Marijuana Sales In Illinois Underperforming Given The State’s Large Population?
While Illinois topped $1 billion in total cannabis sales in 2020 as consumers scooped up adult-use products, the new recreational marijuana market there might actually be underperforming when considering the state’s large...
MDARD Announces Specialty Crop Grant Opportunity – Proposal Due Feb. 25
LANSING—The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) today announced a request for proposals through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural...
Second Cannabis Dispensary To Open In Hamtramck
Despite opposition from some in the community, Hamtramck is getting a second marijuana dispensary this week. It's also the second dispensary for Quality Roots, which opened its first dispensary in Battle Creek last year. Quality...
Illinois Expunges Nearly 500,000 Cannabis Arrest Records
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) closed out 2020 by expunging nearly 500,000 non-felony cannabis-related records, an action mandated by Illinois’ marijuana legalization law that went into effect a year ago. As part of the action, the...
Common Citizen Hires Chief Marketing Officer
Common Citizen has hired former Bell’s Brewery Inc. marketing lead Allison Hornev as Chief Marketing Officer. In her new role, Hornev will further develop the Common Citizen brand as the company continues its expansion across the Great...
Cannabis Infused Beverages Coming to Michigan
On January 4, the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued their first technical bulletin of the new year, titled “Process to Obtain Agency Approval for Production of Marijuana-Infused Beverages”. The regulations it contains includes...
MRA’s Social Equity Program January Education and Outreach Session featuring Maurice Morton
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency's (MRA) social equity team will host a January Education and Outreach Session featuring an interview with Maurice Morton of the Morton Law Group PLLC and owner of Motor City Kush and Total Essence. The...
