Small Cannabis Dispensaries Squeezed As Industry Falls $3.8B Behind On Bills
The U.S. cannabis industry is grappling with a staggering $3.8 billion in delinquent payments, which poses an existential threat to many businesses in the sector, according to a new report from Whitney Economics. The report, released Tuesday, revealed that the total...
Michigan Cannabis Connoisseurs Wanted To Help Judge Best Locally Grown Products
With hundreds of cannabis products on the shelves of dispensaries in Michigan, shopping for weed can feel daunting. What are the best sativas or indicas? Which vape products deliver the best high? Which gummies pack the biggest punch? Now’s your chance to participate...
53rd Ann Arbor Hash Bash Pays Tribute To John Sinclair
Ann Arbor musician Laith Al-Saadi kicked off the 53rd annual Hash Bash on Saturday, April 6, with a musical tribute to the late John Sinclair. Performing on guitar for a crowd of thousands on the University of Michigan Diag, he played the song John Lennon wrote in the...
Why Hemp-Derived THC Makers Are Wary Of Farm Bill
Hemp drinks are big business in the United States and poised to grow even bigger. Mary Bernuth wants in, and she’s not alone. Thanks to the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill, hemp-based products are at least quasi-legal across the United States – and, unlike marijuana, they’re...
Border Patrol Seizes Legal Marijuana In New Mexico. Is Michigan Next?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reportedly cracking down on the state-legal marijuana industry, targeting product moving through traffic checkpoints in New Mexico. It’s unclear if the seizures reported in recent months stem from a federal directive or if...
Visiting Detroit For NFL Draft? Your Guide To Cannabis Dispensaries
As the NFL draft nears and visitors make their Detroit travel plans, there's a relatively new offering in the city: cannabis. Recreational sales of marijuana started in Detroit nearly a year and a half ago, and since then several dispensaries have opened around the...
Down On The Farm Offers Food Certifications For Hemp And Cannabis
If you want to get your products whether edibles or smokables as certificated safe to consume, you need to get as General Manufactured Products or Good Agricultural Collection Practice, you need to work with Blain Becktold, who worked for the US Department of...
Conifer Partners With Palomar To Provide Commercial Insurance to the Michigan Cannabis Industry
Michigan-based Conifer Holdings announced in a press release that it recently launched a strategic partnership with Palomar Holdings, Inc. aimed at providing comprehensive coverage tailored specifically for the cannabis industry. As pioneers in the cannabis insurance...
Bloom Brand Cannabis Distributor Enters Michigan Market
The Bloom Brand, a California-based provider of cannabis concentrates and vape technology, is partnering with cannabis distributor Yield Distribution in Grand Rapids. Through the new partnership, Yield has an exclusive agreement with Exhale Systems, Bloom’s producer...
CBD’s Potential To Treat Pain, Cancer, Schizophrenia, COVID Highlighted In New Scientific Review
A new scientific review highlights the potential of CBD to treat and manage the symptoms of conditions like epilepsy, pain, cancer, schizophrenia, diabetes and COVID-19, among others. The wide-ranging 11-page review takes up the broad task of trying “to summarize...
