CannaCon Detroit July 22 23 Offering 30 Percent Ticket Discount
CannaCon Detroit is back July 22-23 at Huntington Place (formerly known as Cobo Center) with some 250 vendors attending that can provide products and services to Michigan cannabis companies. CannaCon Marketing Director Angela Grelle provides details as well as a 30...
July Cannabis Events On Four20 Post Live
On Four20 Post Live July 13 we look at events. CannaCon Detroit kicks off Friday July 22 and we’ve got marketing manager Angela Grelle on the show to provide details. Also on the show is Roberta King from Canna Communication who will explain her cannabis promotion...
Detroit Opens Applications For Adult-Use Cannabis Licensing – Including Microbusiness and Consumption Lounges
Detroit City Council voted anonymously to approve the opening of applications for limited adult-use licensing for commercial marijuana being sold within retail, microbusiness and as well as consumption in a lounge. Tuesday’s voting by the Detroit City Council approved...
MSO’s Find Fertile Ground In Michigan
After setting up a successful business selling water-soluble cannabis powders and gummies in Colorado, two Michigan natives decided to bring the company to their home state. Justin Singer and Missy Bradley, co-founders of Ripple of Colorado, recently opened an...
Vermont Abandons Hemp Program Less Than One Year After It Started
Vermont is giving up on its hemp program less than one year after a state plan for the sector was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The state’s farmers will operate directly under federal rules beginning next year after the state program, which...
Lume Closes Four Michigan Dispensaries To “Better Align For Future Growth”
Belle-Tire-backed Lume Cannabis Co. permanently closed four dispensaries July 11. But Lume still operates 32 other dispos employing some 1,000 employees statewide. Lume, in a statement released through its East Lansing-based public relations firm, Byrum & Fisk,...
U.S. Army Seeks Information On Hemp To Use In Camouflage Sniper Uniforms
The U.S. Army is exploring hemp and jute as raw materials for camouflage uniforms used by its snipers. The Army earlier this month put out a request for information (RFI) on the two natural fibers for potential use in the Improved Ghillie System (IGS), “a new and...
New Standard Saugatuck Celebrates One Year Anniversary
It’s been one year since New Standard opened its seventh cannabis provisioning center in Saugatuck. As New Standard Saugatuck prepares to celebrate, the Michigan cannabis retailer now has 9 dispensaries across the state with its 10th opening soon in Grand Rapids. The...
Lume Cannabis Co. Offers Scholarships To Aid Persons Convicted Of Cannabis Offenses And Their Families
The Lume Social Equity Scholarship is offering four $1,250 grants to attend a semester at Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Cannabis Certification Program, which provides job skills needed to succeed in the fast-evolving cannabis industry. Two scholarships are...
Study: Cannabis Use Not Predictive of Lack of Motivation
Frequent cannabis use is not associated with motivation loss in adults, according to data published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. A team of researchers affiliated with Oregon State University assessed motivation and...
