Marijuana Regulatory Agency Response to COVID-19
In accordance with Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order, “Temporary restrictions oncertain events, gatherings, and businesses,” the Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) istaking proactive steps to ensure medical marijuana patients, caregivers,...
Campaign Begins To Allow Recreational Marijuana Businesses In Ionia
A new group is pushing for a ballot proposal to allow recreational marijuana businesses in Ionia. The Safe Ionia Committee announced Tuesday, June 2, that it is officially kicking off its campaign to pass a city ordinance to bring...
iHemp Hour: Soil Health, Plant Nutrition
ANN ARBOR – Mark Carrol and Gary Reding of Ozadia bring Hemp farmers up to date on soil health and plant nutrition. On Thursday June 11, Morris Beegle from the Colorado Hemp Company, Let’s Talk Hemp, Tree Free...
Cannabis News With Rick Thompson: UM Cannabis Controversy Exposed
Question: which cannabis retailer said, we don't care about the damage done to our stores by looters, we still stand with the protesters in support of social justice and equality? Tune in and find out! Welcome to The Cannabis News,...
The Cannabis News With Rick Thompson
Featured in this report: why are there more cannabis plants destroyed in Michigan by regulated cannabis growers than they harvest? Did the social equity program just increase their coverage by 900%? Which cannabis companies in Michigan...
Michigan’s Cannabis Dispensaries Reopen Thursday – Newer Normal Begins
As coronavirus cases subside, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's latest executive order allows Michigan marijuana dispensaries to begin to take customers again for in-person shopping starting on Thursday, June 4. A previous order allowed...
iHemp Hour 6: US Hemp Roundtable With Federal Legislation Update
ANN ARBOR - Jonathan Miller of the US Hemp Roundtable discusses the latest federal legislation that impacts Hemp farmers. Miller serves as the general counsel to the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, the hemp industry’s leading national business...
Michigan Supply & Provisions Will Open Two More Dispensaries This Week
AWH, a multistate, vertically integrated cannabis operator, announced June 1 the opening of two Michigan Supply & Provisions retail locations in Detroit and Battle Creek, Mich. The two new dispensaries are the latest locations...
Chicago Marijuana Dispensaries Close Indefinitely
The bulletproof security glass inside Mission South Shore marijuana dispensary was supposed to be impenetrable. But it gave way Sunday afternoon to looters armed with crowbars and baseball bats. They smashed through the front door first,...
METRC System Functional Again in Michigan
The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) sent an advisory to stakeholders Monday morning announcing it was aware of problems with METRC, the state’s cannabis tracking system. The system has been down since 8 a.m. local time. That...





