Ohio Legislators Accidentally Legalized Pot, Say Law Enforcement Experts
State contortions to legalize hemp in Ohio got so complicated that it now looks like misdemeanor marijuana charges won’t be prosecuted — in effect legalizing pot for the time being. That’s pretty much the conclusion of legal experts and...
Has The Moment For Cannabis Banking Reform Finally Arrived?
The multi-billion-dollar cannabis industry in the U.S. is largely restricted to cash-only transactions. Will Congress or technology companies be the first to provide a solution for this growing industry? I was attending the closing party...
Michigan Moves To Tiered Fee System For Medical Marijuana
LANSING - The Marijuana Regulatory Agency announced Thursday it is moving its medical program fee structure to a tier-based system based somewhat on the operation's size, similar to what the agency put in place for the recreational...
Canada Initiates Pardon Process for Those with Cannabis Convictions
The Canadian government has established a new online system for those seeking to obtain pardons for low-level marijuana convictions. Under the newly initiated process, applicants can seek an expedited record suspension for...
MIMarijuanaReport.Com Readers Get 30 Percent Discount To Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference Aug. 15 In Detroit
DETROIT - If you want to attend Benzinga’s Cannabis Capital Conference on Aug. 15, MITechNews.Com and MIMarijuanaReport.Com have snagged a 30 percent discount on the ticket price. To gain discounted access to this event, use the...
Cannabiz Connection’s Cooper Wins Grand Haven City Council Primary Election
GRAND HAVEN - Jamie Cooper, the co-founder of Cannabiz Connection, won enough votes in the Grand Haven City Council primary election to make it on the November 5 General Election ballot. She will compete against three other primary...
Entrepreneurs Weigh Opportunities With Cannabis Tourism In Michigan
When doctors in Wisconsin wanted to put Bonnie Demos on a morphine pump for pain, she decided instead to move to Michigan and grow her own medicine. Demos started out in 2013 as a medical marijuana patient and caregiver, but Michigan’s...
Michigan Hemp Farmers See ‘Low-Hanging Fruit,’ Uncertainty Amid CBD Boom
The burgeoning market for CBD, a health product derived from cannabis plants that avoid the “high” from marijuana, is considered “low-hanging fruit” for the nearly 600 Michigan farmers now growing hemp. Over the past two months, officials...
Companies Race To Supply Michigan’s Fledgling Cannabis Industry, Yet Avoid The Spotlight
West Michigan businesses are building strategies to accommodate and support the grand opening of the state’s new billion-dollar cannabis industry, although many still crowd behind a self-imposed shroud of secrecy. Pioneers of the...
Michigan Lit The Way For Recreational Marijuana In The Midwest, So Where Are The Pot Shops?
Michigan became the first state in the Midwest to legalize weed in November 2018, ending decades of marijuana prohibition. Cannabis use has been becoming more and more mainstream in the Mitten state since medical marijuana was legalized a...
