Fate Of Marijuana Banking Reform Uncertain As Lawmakers Delay Defense Bill Consideration Amid Disagreements
House lawmakers have delayed committee consideration of a large-scale defense bill—which advocates had hoped to see advance with marijuana reform provisions attached—amid disagreements over several key issues that have not been resolved. Meanwhile, the offices of...
CRA: Public Notice Announcement And Request for Comment
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) will hold a public meeting on Thursday December 8, 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...
Brian Hanna Loses Interim Title Named Executive Director Of Cannabis Regulatory Agency
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Friday that Brian Hanna will move from interim executive director at the Cannabis Regulatory Agency to Executive Director. Hanna spent five years with the CRA as the manager of field operations, inspections, and investigations. He has a...
Cannabis Events With Jamie Cooper
Jamie Cooper updates the December cannabis events calendar with her big Sensi Night party Dec. 1 at the Causeway Bay Hotel in Lansing. This one benefits Sons and Daughters United and requires either a $10 donation or a toy for admission. You also must register. You...
Cannabis Headlines With Rick Thompson
NORML Executive Director Rick Thompson provides cannabis headlines on Four20 Post Live. Alpena bans provisioning center from curbside delivery and Judge concurs Irish Parliament flirts with adult use cannabis, but would limit it to 7 grams Michigan NORML hires MRI to...
Muskegon Gets Second Cannabis Microbusiness
Muskegon has a second cannabis microbusiness, IndiGrow, owned by Karen and Steven Kekelik, who began creating the business in 2019. The microbusiness officially opened Nov. 29 inside a renovated 1909 manufacturing building at 639 W. Clay Ave. in downtown Muskegon. The...
New Federal Job Applications Won’t Ask About Most Marijuana Use Unless It Was Within The Past 90 Days
A federal agency is proposing to replace a series of job application forms for prospective workers in a way that would treat past marijuana use much more leniently than under current policy, a draft document obtained by Marijuana Moment shows. One of the most...
Eleventh-Hour Lobbying Push for SAFE Banking Under Way
The clock is ticking on the current Congressional session, with the 535-member body set to adjourn for the two-year cycle on Jan. 3. With that, the fate of the SAFE Banking Act is still very much up in the air, with no solid intel about exactly what will happen to the...
Common Citizen Awards Principle Microgrant To Battle Creek Music Collaborative
Common Citizen today announced BLVCKSHEEP, a Battle Creek-based music collaborative, is the recipient of the company’s For the Culture Microgrant. Common Citizen, which produces safe, high-quality cannabis products for patients and adult-use customers, created the...
Controversial Michigan Marijuana Testing Lab Says It Has Proof Potency Results Are Legit
Michigan regulators and the state’s largest marijuana safety testing lab are at odds. When customers purchase marijuana off shelves, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) has questioned whether the THC potency results on the label are accurate, at least when Viridis...
