Ohio Cannabis Legalize Initiative Pending For November Ballot
The Ohio-based advocacy group known as Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMA) is working on a citizen-initiative to legalize cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, testing, and sales for residents over 21. In July, advocates submitted 123,367 signatures to...
Michigan Cannabis Sales Set Monthly Record In July Topping $275 Million
Cannabis legal sales in Michigan in July leaped 6.1 percent from June to a record $275.7 million, putting cannabis sales in 2023 on a $3 billion run rate. Another impressive stat released Friday by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency is on a day-by-day basis, sales...
Building With Hemp On The iHemp Hour
Join the iHemp Hour on August 10 at 5:00 pm on Facebook for a conversation with Jean Lyons Lotus, publisher of Hempbuild Magazine. Hempbuild Magazine is an online resource for information and inspiration about the exciting and emerging hemp building and design...
CRA Education Session: Best Practices For Processors From The Enforcement Division
Allyson Chirio, operations support manager from the Enforcement Division of the CRA, is back with additional information, specifically for processors in a CRA hosted virtual educational session Aug. 10 at 10 am. Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023Time: 10:00 AM Eastern...
CRA Seeks Feedback On Proposed New Rules
The CRA is soliciting additional feedback on new proposed rules that would grant testing allowances for licensees who voluntarily participate in certification-based incentive programs, the CRA said in a bulletin Aug. 8. If you would like to provide feedback on the new...
Ohio Activists Turn In Final Signatures To Put Marijuana Legalization On November Ballot After Falling Short In Prior Submission
Ohio activists have turned in a final batch of signatures to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot after falling short in a prior submission. The new batch includes more than 6,000 additional signatures on the petition, which a GOP congressman...
Detroit City Council Eases Space Requirements For Cannabis Businesses
Cannabis businesses will have an easier time finding a location to open in Detroit after the city council narrowly approved an amendment to its recreational marijuana ordinance on Tuesday that reduces the space needed between weed establishments and certain other...
Federal Judge Tells Viridis Labs: You Can’t Sue, Marijuana Is Illegal
Whether Michigan violated the rights of Viridis Laboratories with a massive 2021 recall is beside the point, a federal court ruled this week. “Federal law considers marijuana to be contraband for any purpose,” U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney wrote in his July 31...
Detroit Dispensary Owner Rudi Gammo Freed After Serving 5 Years For Cannabis
A man who served years in prison for his operation of a city-sanctioned cannabis dispensary in Detroit has now been released on parole, according to activists who fought for his release. The Last Prisoner Project, a group dedicated to freeing people incarcerated...
Former FDA Regulator Predicts Cannabis Rescheduling This Year
A longtime attorney at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration who helped found the agency’s Marijuana Working Group in 2014, Howard Sklamberg is now involved in federal cannabis policy on behalf of multistate operator Columbia Care. Sklamberg recently spoke...
