Metro Detroit Neighbors Frustrated Growing In Subdivision Homes Can’t Be Curtailed
Neighbors in a Canton Township subdivision are furious that owners of a home they strongly suspect is serving as a marijuana grow house are being allowed to carry on despite repeated complaints to local law enforcement. Similar scenarios in neighborhoods across...
80,000 Plant Grow Facility Aimed At Rural Michigan
With phase one complete, the first marijuana plants are expected to start growing in a week at 305 Farms. The 44,000-square-foot building in Lawrence’s industrial park west of Kalamazoo will house 2,500 marijuana plants for 305 Farms. The facility held a grand opening...
Camp Cannabis Festival Scheduled For Marquette In October
An event billing itself as the first licensed marijuana consumption event in the Upper Peninsula has been announced. "Camp Cannabis" is planned for Oct. 7-9 in Tourist Park, Marquette. It's sponsored by Fire Station Cannabis Co., the U.P.'s first licensed chain of...
How To Hire Cannabis Workers With Criminal Records
“Social equity” is the legal cannabis industry’s biggest buzzword these days, with governments and companies of all sizes paying homage to the idea that people most harmed by the war on drugs – particularly people of color – should be first in line to reap the...
MRA Social Equity Education Session March 25
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency has announced the date, time, and location for its next Social Equity Education Session featuring Associates from the National Law Firm, Dykema. Date: Friday, March 25, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time Place: Zoom Webinar Link:...
Federal Agency Proposes Oral Fluid Testing for Transportation Industry
The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed changes to existing federal drug testing guidelines that would allow for the use of oral fluid testing as an alternative to urinalysis for those working in the transportation industry. The agency proposed...
U-M Students Launch Campaign To Decriminalize Drug Possession In Ann Arbor
After months of behind-the-scenes work with addiction treatment providers, elected officials, and other activist groups, Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) at the University of Michigan is launching a campaign to decriminalize drug possession in Ann Arbor. SSDP...
Organizers Unveil Plans for 50th Anniversary of Ann Arbor Hash Bash
The 50th anniversary of the Ann Arbor Hash Bash will be a classic marijuana fest honoring the event’s long history and activism still happening, organizers say. “I’m really proud to say that this Hash Bash event is going back to its political roots,” said...
Detroit City Council Delays Vote on Revised Recreational Marijuana Ordinance
Detroit City Council on Tuesday postponed until next week a vote on an ordinance that would allow recreational cannabis businesses in the city. A revised recreational marijuana ordinance was on Tuesday's agenda, but the vote was postponed to give council members and...
Hemp Farmers to See Consolidated Regulation with Recreational Marijuana Growers
Farmers in Southwest Michigan who grew hemp over the last three years now must obtain licenses from the same agency that issues them for recreational cannabis if the handle or process. any form of cannabis. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development...
