Harper Woods Cannabis Licensing May Turn Into Legal Fight
Getting a local marijuana license in Michigan is supposed to be a competitive process. Municipalities are required under state law to make the selections based on a competitive process that typically takes the form of a scoring system —...
Detroit Hookah Shop Shut Down Charged With Selling Pot To Minors
A hookah shop has been shut down after investigators discovered the store was allegedly selling marijuana to minors, Detroit police said. Detroit Hookah Shop, at 4211 E. 7 Mile Road, was shut down on Friday, Feb. 16, following an...
Lume Cannabis – From $2 Million In Annual Sales To $200 Million
In just four years, vertically integrated Lume Cannabis Co. grew sales from $2 million to closing in on $200 million, thanks to investments in technology and automation that cut production costs by 50%, and an engaged and experienced...
Cannabis Comes To Chesterfield Township When First Adult-Legal Dispo Opened Feb. 19
Michigan voters said yes to recreational weed in 2018, but communities have struggled with how to manage it ever since. Many have opted out entirely. Chesterfield Township did just that, but it didn’t stand. A petition drive in...
An Ancient Tomb Revealed A Potent Surprise: 17th Century Bones Contained THC
Weed was popular enough centuries ago that it became part of peoples’ bones. And now there’s scientific research to prove it. Researchers in Italy recently detected traces of Delta-9 THC and CBD—both from the cannabis plant—in...
C3 Industries Opens Its First Cannabis Dispensary In New Jersey
Ann Arbor-based C3 Industries announced it is expanding its operational footprint with the opening of its first cannabis retail location in New Jersey, High Profile Lakehurst, and its 24th dispensary nationwide. The new dispensary...
January Michigan Cannabis Sales Top $242 Million, Big Drop From Record-Breaking December
Michigan January cannabis sales totaled $242,812,694, according to the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, with $240,289,360 for adult-use sales, and just $2,523,333 sold to medical marijuana patients. The January total represented a big drop...
Mid-Michigan Cannabis Dispos Face CRA Disciplinary Action
Some mid-Michigan marijuana dispensaries are facing disciplinary action for non-compliance, packaging, advertising, and other violations, according to the Cannabis Regulatory Agency. The CRA now issues a monthly Disciplinary Action Report...
Illinois Out-Of-State Resident Cannabis Sales Plummet In January
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced last week recreational cannabis sales totals for January 2024. January out-of-state resident sales dropped to its lowest total since February...
Some Pontiac Voters Confused By Fragmented Feb. 27 Recreational Marijuana Ballot Question
Betty Montgomery is confused about Pontiac’s recreational marijuana question on the upcoming Feb. 27 ballot. She’s not the only one.The 85-year-old Pontiac resident has been active in the community for most of her life and follows ballot...
