Update From The CRA’s Social Equity Team
The Social Equity Team reminds social equity participants to check out the recent additions to the Video Library on the CRA website, including a wide variety of Education Session presenters: August 11, 2022, Education Session featuring Intrepid Direct InsuranceJuly...
Hempcrete Part Of Eco-Friendly Solution To Zimbabwe’s Housing Shortage
The government of Zimbabwe sees a role for hemp in construction after securing a $63 million line of credit from an African fund to develop eco-friendly buildings. National Housing and Social Amenities Minister Daniel Garwe said the financing will help the country to...
Michigan State Police Crime Lab Halts Blood Tests After False THC Positives Discovered
The Michigan State Police Forensic Science Division is examining a discrepancy discovered earlier this week in THC blood testing results in which the presence of CBD in a blood sample may have led to a positive result for THC, an MSP spokesperson said Friday. “Out of...
Federal Court Strikes Down Residency Requirement for Those Seeking State Marijuana Licensure
Federal court judges have ruled that a Maine law requiring licensed medical cannabis providers to be in-state residents is unconstitutional. Judges for the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled 2 to 1 that the law was “facially protectionist” and...
Should The State Limit Cannabis Cultivation Licenses? Topic On Four20 Post Live
On Aug. 19, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced it would convene a public hearing Sept. 14 to ask: "Would you support a change in the law to place a moratorium on the issuance grow licenses?" Michigan is an unlimited license state and is currently undergoing a...
Biden Admin Suggests White House Applicants Not Invest In Cannabis
The Biden Administration last December expanded its employee conduct guidelines to potentially deny security clearance to individuals who have invested in the cannabis industry, Politico reports. According to the document outlined by Politico, investing in the...
STIIIZY Opens First Michigan Dispo In Ferndale
STIIIZY has opened its latest retail store, and its first in Michigan. Located in Ferndale near Woodward Ave, the store brings STIIIZY’s retail experience and products to Michigan. The opening of the new retail store follows STIIIZY’s involvement in communities across...
Four20 Media Group Partners to Provide CMO Services
For many small and medium-sized cannabis companies, hiring a full-time executive can be an expensive and risky proposition. Four20 Media Group (parent company of the Michigan Marijuana Report) has formed a partnership with Lightning Strike Media to offer fractional...
Hemp-Derived CBD Oil Market Size Projected To Reach $6.53 Billion by 2030, growing at 22.4 Percent Compound Growth Rate
CBD (cannabinoid) is extracted from cannabis hemp plant leaves, flowers, and stems using two extraction methods, i.e., by removing the CBD and turning it into an isolate and using full-spectrum CBD. Today, hemp-derived CBD oil is used in a range of applications,...
Saline Car Wash To Become Marijuana Dispensary
The building where Zax Auto Wash now operates in Saline is now one step closer to becoming a medical marijuana dispensary. The car wash site, located at 660 E. Michigan Ave., is officially the city’s second location that has been granted special land use approval for...
