Michigan Strips Out “Labor Peace Agreements” From Its Cannabis Industry
When crafting permanent rules for the state’s cannabis industry, Michigan regulators proposed a requirement that all state-legal cannabis businesses enter into “labor peace agreements,” in which a business agrees to allow a union to...
The Cannabis News with Rick Thompson from June 20
Rick Thompson hosts The Cannabis News every Saturday. Initiated in 2011, The Cannabis News has been broadcast on the real radio, on Internet audio sessions and on podcasts, too. https://youtu.be/NDTFISqZwqs
Benzinga Scoop: Exclusive Brands Launches Arlington, Michigan Cultivation Facility
Michigan-based cannabis company Exclusive Brands is launching a 30-acre Arlington cultivation site. The family-owned brand expects to grow 10,000 plants at the site during its first phase. Narmin Jarrous, Exclusive's executive...
New Medical Marijuana Drive-Thru Window Is Kalamazoo’s First
Medical marijuana patients in Kalamazoo can now order their medication from the convenience of their vehicle. In a press release, Compassionate Care by Design, along with parent company American Fiber, announced a new drive-thru service,...
iHemp Hour: NoCo Expo, Southern Hemp Expo
Eric Steenstra and Morris Beegle are known to most in the industry. Their NoCo Expo and Southern Hemp Expo are models for successful hemp events. Here is a little more about each to get an idea of the involvement of these two in the...
Michigan Recreational Marijuana Surpasses Medical Marijuana Weekly Sales
Six months into its existence, Michigan’s recreational marijuana industry hit a new milestone last week, exceeding medical marijuana in weekly sales for the first time ever. Some industry players like Steve Linder, president of the...
Cedar Springs Second Kent County City To Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis Sales
Businesses can now apply to grow and sell recreational marijuana in Cedar Springs, making the city of 3,600 the second in Kent County to begin accepting applications. Cedar Springs City Council approved regulatory and zoning ordinances...
The Cannabis News with Rick Thompson from June 13
In this episode of The Cannabis News: Which Michigan legislator did Rick just refer to as "a tick that needs to be removed"? There are new rules for the state's cannabis industry- but two controversial plans did not make the cut. We take...
Legal Cannabis Sales Soon In Iron Mountain, Crystal Falls In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Recreational marijuana sales will begin this summer in Dickinson and Iron counties if plans by developers stay on course. Rize Cannabis hopes to begin sales July 1 at 1580 N. Stephenson Ave., but the date isn’t definite, said Casey...
Curbside Drug Testing Now The Law In Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed three bills into law Thursday, including one that allows roadside drug testing. Senate Bill 718 establishes a one-year pilot program in five counties that will be selected by Michigan State Police, Whitmer’s...
