Burglars Target Marijuana Dispos In Van Buren County
Two marijuana facilities were broken into early Monday, Jan. 8, sheriff’s deputies said. The first incident was reported at 3:19 a.m. at Higher Breed, 77 E. Mainstreet, in Columbia Township. Van Buren County sheriff’s deputies reached the scene within 10 minutes and...
Ypsilanti Decriminalizes Psychedelic Plants And Fungi
Ypsilanti has joined more than two dozen cities across the country by embracing the personal use of “magic mushrooms” and other psychedelic plants and fungi. City leaders voted unanimously on Tuesday, Jan. 9 to effectively decriminalize a spectrum of plants deemed...
Legalization Not Associated With Spikes In Incidences Of Marijuana-Related Psychosis
The legalization of the Canadian marijuana market is not associated with increases in rates of cannabis-related psychosis, according to data published in the International Journal of Drug Policy. A team of Canadian researchers examined regional changes...
Skirmishes Over Intoxicating Hemp Products Spread Like Wildfire Across U.S.
The lack of rules for CBD and intoxicating hemp products continues to roil the industry, and sharp debate over policy is expected to continue until late this year following delay of the 2023 Farm Bill. The final quarter of 2023 saw a flurry of legislative...
Marijuana Grow To Open In Marquette
A new marijuana growing facility is amping up production in Marquette. In December, the Marquette City Planning Commission approved a Marijuana Grower Class C license for 1917 Enterprise St. The location is operated by North Coast Cultivators, which provides marijuana...
More Older Americans Using Marijuana
The Leaf is a luxury marijuana dispensary located on El Paseo in Palm Desert where store supervisor Miguel Chable says the average age of customers might be a lot higher than you think. “It’s a little bit closer between 40 and 70,” he said. Chable said senior citizens...
What Biden’s Sweeping Pardons For Federal Marijuana Use Convictions Means For Michigan
When it comes to personal marijuana use, many in Michigan still have convictions to their name even though it's legal, but President Joe Biden's latest wave of sweeping pardons could change that for Michiganders. On Friday, Biden pardoned thousands of...
Michigan Leads U.S. In Cannabis: Will It Continue In 2024 Given High Sales, Low Prices & Big Scandals
Despite becoming the leading market in the U.S. in 2023, Michigan’s cannabis industry faces a complex landscape marked by declining prices, corporate struggles, and potential federal regulatory changes. Sales in Michigan soared to $2.8 billion through November...
Ohio GOP Governor Pushes Lawmakers To Allow Marijuana Sales ‘Very Quickly’ And Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products
Ohio’s Republican governor is adamant that lawmakers must pass legislation as soon as possible to expedite regulated recreational marijuana sales and also ban purchases of intoxicating hemp products. With the legislature coming back into session for the new year, Gov....
State Cannabis Regulators One Step Behind Questionable THC Lab Data
Despite widespread acknowledgement from cannabis industry observers that commercial testing laboratories across the country routinely inflate THC potency results, consequences are rare, according to a review of recent state regulatory actions. Critics say this...
