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Michigan Shuts Down Industrial Hemp Program That Now Reverts To USDA Control

GRAND HAVEN - Michigan has closed its industrial hemp program, leaving farmers to operate directly under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and signaling potentially significant changes for hemp cultivators and processors in the state. Under USDA...

Detroit Could Restrict Cannabis And e-Cigarette Ads

Detroit City Council members passed a resolution Tuesday that documents the harms posed by e-cigarette and marijuana use among youth as the council prepares to restrict where these products can be advertised in the city. In Detroit, ads for alcohol and...

Fluresh To Close Michigan Cannabis Grow, Lay Off 46

Fluresh LLC is closing down its $46 million 105,000-square-foot grow facility in Adrian and will be laying off 46 employees at the end of this month. The company, doing business as Tend.Harvest.Cultivate, couldn’t make the economics of the operation work as...

Fourth Circuit Ruling Contradicts DEA’s Opinion On The Legality Of Certain Hemp-Derived Products

Sep 18, 2024 | Feature, National

Judges with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals have ruled that all hemp-derived products, including those that undergo a chemical synthesis during manufacturing, are legal under federal law. The decision is consistent with a 2022 Ninth Circuit...

Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees throughout the State

Sep 18, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in August are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s August 2024 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary actions: Adrian Adrian...

Indian State Opens Markets For Industrial Hemp, Medical Marijuana

Sep 18, 2024 | International

Lawmakers in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh have passed an amendment to the state’s drug law that will allow the production of industrial hemp and medical marijuana. The state legislature last week adopted a resolution to amend the state Narcotic Drugs and...

Florida Marijuana: 90% Of Surveyed Patients To Vote For 2024 Marijuana Legalization

Sep 18, 2024 | National

In anticipation of Florida’s 2024 vote to legalize recreational marijuana, The Sanctuary Wellness Institute surveyed to gauge the opinions of their medical marijuana patients. The survey revealed overwhelming support for the legalization initiative and insights into...

1 In 4 Older Michiganders Say They Use Cannabis

Sep 12, 2024 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Whether it’s to “feel good,” fall asleep or curb pain, Michiganders who are 50 and older are turning to weed more often than the rest of America — smoking it, eating it, drinking it or applying it to their skin. That’s according to the newest survey by researchers as...

California Issues Emergency Regulations To Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products

Sep 11, 2024 | National

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday issued emergency regulations for intoxicating products derived from hemp. The regulations, proposed by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), would result in “complete retail prohibition on 90%-95% of popular hemp...

Florida Young Republicans Endorse Recreational Marijuana On Ballot

Sep 11, 2024 | National

The Florida Young Republicans have endorsed the state's recreational marijuana ballot measure. The move by the group, which defines itself as "Florida's premier young conservative leadership organization," conflicts with ardent opposition launched...

Marijuana Ban Proposal In Benzonia Township Invalidated By Court

Sep 11, 2024 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A ballot proposal to enact an ordinance to ban adult-use marijuana establishments in Benzonia Township has been removed from the Benzonia Township ballot by a court order. The ballot item asked voters if they wanted Benzonia Township to craft an ordinance that would...

Mint New Buffalo Dispensary Hosts Hiring Event Sept. 14

Sep 11, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Mint Cannabis, operator of six retail locations in Michigan – with two more scheduled to open soon in New Buffalo and Roseville – is hiring for immediate positions for its retail location in New Buffalo. During a hiring event held this Saturday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m....

CRA Announces Savings For Licensees On Monthly Statewide Monitoring Fees

Sep 11, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Beginning in October, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency will use revenue generated from licensing fees to begin paying the monthly statewide monitoring fees that are currently paid by licensees, the CRA said in a press release. “Recently, stakeholders in the marijuana...