Ann Arbor Hash Bash Lineup For Annual Smoke Fest
Ann Arbor’s 53rd annual Hash Bash is set to take place Saturday in the same spot it originated over half a century ago on the University of Michigan Diag. Starting at high noon April 6, local musician Laith Al-Saadi will kick off festivities by performing the national...
NORML-Marijuana Policy Project Merger Proposal Goes Up in Smoke
On March 31, the NORML board and the NORML Foundation board voted to end talks regarding a potential merger with Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), CelebStoner has learned. NORML issued the following statement: "Discussions between NORML and MPP related to possibly...
Abortion, Cannabis Legalization Raise Hope For Florida Democrats To Turn State Blue For Biden
Ballot measures on abortion access and recreational marijuana may jolt election season in Florida, driving turnout among women and younger voters while giving Democrats renewed hope in former President Trump’s home state. Until state Supreme...
Cannabis Activist John Sinclair Dead
John Sinclair, the poet and political activist who was a leader in Detroit’s counterculture scene of the 1960s and ’70s, has died April 2. He was 82. Publicist Matt Lee confirmed that Sinclair died at 7:58 a.m. at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Heart failure was the...
Better Made Suing Michigan Cannabis Companies For Unauthorized Use Of Logo
Better Made is suing companies behind several Michigan marijuana dispensaries that they say are selling products with an altered, and unauthorized, version of the snack food company’s logo. The popular Michigan potato chip company filed a lawsuit Wednesday, March 27...
Quality Roots Paying For Gateway Signs Into Madison Heights
Madison Heights city officials say they continue to see the financial upside of welcoming cannabis companies to open in town. The latest benefit will be seen in a $200,000 project to replace all of the city's eight gateway signs into Madison Heights, which will...
Most Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana For Medical, Recreational Use
As more states pass laws legalizing marijuana for recreational use, Americans continue to favor legalization of both medical and recreational use of the drug. An overwhelming share of U.S. adults (88%) say marijuana should be legal for medical or...
Pleasantrees Opens Michigan’s Largest Cannabis Dispo March 29 At Historic Gibraltar Trade Center
The historic Gibraltar Trade Center, which shut down its Mount Clemens market in 2017, will breathe new life again as Michigan cannabis brand Pleasantrees takes over 9,000 square feet of the 250,000 square-foot building. Pleasantrees has been occupying its...
Michigan Ignites Cannabis Competition With Launch Of ‘Best In Grass’
Michigan is set to launch of the “Best in Grass” competition to spotlight the premier cannabis offerings within the state’s thriving recreational market. The contest is organized by Best in Grass – an business established by two former High Times events insiders....
‘Shadow’ Groups, Bribery Claims, Private Investigators Focus Of Michigan Marijuana Dispute
The battle for control of a Michigan city’s lucrative marijuana market has feuding attorneys making bold claims of unethical and potentially illegal behavior. It’s all taking place in Menominee, an 8,300-resident town on the Wisconsin border in the south-central...
