Kent County’s First Recreational Marijuana Shop Could Open January 2020
Kent County’s first recreational marijuana shop is just a couple months from opening, according to its owners. Scott Schroeder and Michael Atkins, the founders and owners of Meds Cafe, are currently gutting the recently closed Family...
Seattle Company To provide Banking Tech To Michigan Cannabis Market
Shield Compliance LLC, the Seattle-based developer of a banking compliance system for the legalized cannabis industry, announced it has raised $5 million in a Series A financing round and plans to bring its services to financial...
Ann Arbor Dispensary Receives First Recreational Marijuana License In Michigan
Exclusive Brands, a dispensary in Ann Arbor, was issued the first recreational marijuana license Tuesday. Exclusive Brands will be able to sell marijuana for recreational use on December 1. It means Exclusive Brands is the only...
Fiscal Year 2020 Medical Marijuana Operation and Oversight Grants
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) announced Wednesday that the Medical Marijuana Operation and Oversight Grant application for Fiscal Year 2020 is now available. Operation and Oversight Grants are to be distributed at the county level...
House Judiciary Committee Approves Landmark Marijuana Legalization Bill
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would effectively make marijuana legal. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019 passed by a count of 24-10. Rep. Jerrold...
Lowell Becomes First Kent County City To Welcome Recreational Marijuana Businesses
Lowell, a West Michigan city of 4,000 residents, is moving ahead with recreational marijuana. The Lowell City Council unanimously approved two ordinances Monday, Oct. 21, that outline their rules and regulations for operating...
Michigan Marijuana Agency Defends Optional Product Transfer As Reasonable
LANSING - The Marijuana Regulatory Agency said Friday its approach to allowing some product transfers from the medical side to the recreational side was "reasonable" as patient advocates in the industry said they were "blindsided" by the...
Michigan Cannabis Leaders Night December 5
The Lansing Radisson Hotel will be decked out in holiday glory as Michigan's cannabis industry leaders gather for a special year-end celebration on Thursday December 5. The date had been incorrectly identified in an earlier version of...
Marijuana Industry Group Leader Concerned About Product Transfer
The recent news that medical marijuana businesses will be allowed to transfer product to the recreational side under certain conditions left Michigan Cannabis Industry Association Executive Director Robin Schneider "absolutely concerned."...
Michigan To Allow Some Marijuana Transfers, Sales Expected December 1
LANSING – Certain businesses will be permitted to transfer marijuana products on the medical side to the recreational side, the state said Wednesday, meaning limited recreational sales are likely to happen in a little over two weeks....
