Recreational Cannabis Sales Start In Grand Rapids, More Stores To Come
Retail recreational cannabis sales started Friday in Grand Rapids, while four more adult-use dispensaries have received preliminary city approval. The highly anticipated sale of recreational cannabis in Grand Rapids arrived...
Detroit New Recreational Cannabis Ordinance Includes Consumption Lounges
After a year of postponing licensing of adult-use recreational marijuana sales in Detroit, City Council announced on Monday an ordinance detailing how the city will move forward. A lot of people have been waiting for this, and there's a...
First Recreational Cannabis Sales Happening in Grand Rapids Friday
The wait is over: Grand Rapids residents can purchase recreational marijuana in the city starting this week. Fluresh, located at 1213 Phillips Ave. SW, will become the first dispensary in Grand Rapids to sell recreational marijuana on...
Half Ton Of Marijuana Seized From Canadian Trash Hauler At Michigan Border
An unusual discovery was made over the weekend by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers during a search of a trash hauler at the Blue Water Bridge along the U.S.-Canada border. The officers encountered the...
$20 Million Marijuana Cultivation Facility Planned For Northern Oakland County
Construction of a $20-million, high-tech marijuana cultivation facility in northern Oakland County is under way with plans to begin operating by spring. The 54,000-square-foot facility in Lake Orion will create about 65 jobs, according...
Last Prisoner Project Launches Michigan Cannabis Prisoner Release Campaign
Last Prisoner Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing restorative justice to those who have suffered under cannabis criminalization as more U.S. states move to full legalization, has announced the launch of the Michigan...
USDA Approves Michigan’s Industrial Hemp State Plan
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development received federal approval of the state’s Industrial Hemp Plan. This plan establishes regulatory requirements for cultivating industrial hemp and gives MDARD primary...
Lantern Offers Free Cannabis Delivery In Select Michigan Markets
Meredith Mahoney, CEO of Lantern, a Boston-based cannabis delivery business, rolled our the company's free delivery service a couple weeks ago in three Michigan metro areas. To get the rest of the story, watch this video....
MRA’s Social Equity Program Announces October Education and Outreach Session
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) has announced the date, time, and location for its October Education and Outreach Session. Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2020Time: 10:00 AMPlace: ...
Illinois 2020 Recreational Marijuana Tax Revenue Passes $100M
Illinois has collected more than $100 million in recreational marijuana tax revenue since legalizing sales on January 1, according to the state’s Department of Revenue. The tax revenue, which includes a cannabis tax, as well as state and...
