Public Notice Announcement and Request for Comment
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday September 14, 2022, at 9:30 A.M. For meeting information please see the Public Notice Announcement by clicking here. The purpose of this public meeting is to hear complaints and receive the...
Marijuana Operations – Expectations for Maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency is providing guidance to licensees regarding the standard operating procedures (SOPs) they are required to maintain under the administrative rules. The bulletin is intended to provide licensees with examples of the most basic procedures...
Voters in Growing Number of States to Decide on Marijuana Legalization This November
State officials this week approved a citizens’ initiative for the November ballot that seeks to legalize the adult-use possession and sale of marijuana in North Dakota. The proposed ballot measure allows adults to possess, purchase, and home-cultivate...
Cheech and Chong’s Cannabis Company launches in Michigan
After decades of using — and joking about — pot, comedy duo Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong have entered the cannabis business themselves. Cheech and Chong’s Cannabis Company launches in the Michigan market on Thursday. Its products, which include flower, concentrates,...
Andrew Brisbo Leaving CRA: Rick Thompson Provides Analysis
Earlier this month, Gov. Whitmer's office announced that Cannabis Regulatory Agency Director Andrew Brisbo was taking a new position at Michigan LARA as Director Of Construction Codes. The surprise move is analyzed by Rick Thompson, Executive Director of Michigan...
Lab Shopping Accusations Create Tough Environment For Cannabis Testing Labs
Linda Palmatier recently closed her Kalamazoo cannabis testing facility, The Spott Laboratory, hoping state regulators create what she sees as a more level playing field for business owners. Palmatier, who opened The Spott Laboratory in 2014 while Michigan had...
Michigan Sets Monthly Cannabis Sales Record In July
Michigan set a new monthly record for marijuana sales in July, reaching nearly $210 million, according to data published by the state Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) on Thursday. The state saw $21,121,711 in medical cannabis sales and $188,818,744 adult-use marijuana...
Schumer Touts Cannabis Research Bill Among “Historic” Wins
As the midterm elections approach, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) would probably prefer to be able to tout progress on enacting marijuana legalization—but instead, he’s currently left with the Senate passage of a modest cannabis research bill as among...
Booker Says There’s Republican Support For ‘SAFE Banking Plus’ Marijuana Compromise
In a pair of new interviews, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is getting more specific about the path forward for marijuana reform this Congress, explicitly acknowledging plans to advance “SAFE Banking Plus” legislation that combines financial fixes for the cannabis industry...
Americans Say Cannabis More Beneficial Than Alcohol
More than twice as many Americans think that marijuana has a positive impact on its consumers and society at large than say the same about alcohol, according to a new Gallup poll. And perhaps more revealing, people who have actually used cannabis are far more likely...
