Filling Bus Driver Openings Slowed By Drug Testing
Drug test regulations are slowing the process of filling some of the numerous vacant public bus driver positions statewide, according to the executive director of the Michigan Public Transit Association. Clark Harder, of the Public Transit Association, said local...
Former GOP House Speaker Rick Johnson Surrenders To Serve Marijuana Bribery Sentence
Former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson has surrendered at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Minnesota to serve a 55-month sentence for pocketing bribes and corrupting the state's marijuana industry, according to an inmate database updated Saturday. The...
Study: Field Sobriety Tests Ineffective At Accurately Detecting THC-Induced Impairment In Drivers
As more states move toward legalization, accurately detecting impaired driving is of the utmost importance. Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs) have long been the go-to method for law enforcement to assess driver impairment caused by substances like alcohol. However, a...
Veterans Groups Ask Biden To Ensure Marijuana Scheduling Review Is Completed In ‘Timely Manner’ And Push For Broader Reform
A coalition of military veterans organizations is pushing President Joe Biden to ensure that the ongoing administrative review into marijuana’s scheduling status is completed in a “timely manner” and also take steps to “counter” misinformation while pursuing broader...
Ohio Senate Advances Bill To Eliminate Marijuana Home Grow, Reduce Possession Limits And Raise Taxes—Days Before Legalization Takes Effect
An Ohio Senate committee has given initial approval to a newly unveiled proposal to fundamentally alter the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law that’s set to take effect later this week. The legislation being advanced in the GOP-controlled...
Cannabis Businesses Sue Detroit Over New Dispensary Near High School
The city revoked a group of marijuana companies’ business licenses because their operation at 20601 Glendale St. on the city’s west side is too close to a drug-free zone. Schools are a drug-free zone. Yet the city of Detroit approved a group of marijuana companies to...
MJBizCon Report: Cannabis Operators Remain Optimistic About 2024 Financial Outlook
While attendance and sponsors at MJBizCon in Las Vegas seemed a little lighter than previous years, that didn’t dim the optimism in the industry. The trade floor looked as full as ever with numerous splashy booths, but the normally packed agenda for panel sessions was...
US Senator Says Cannabis Legalization Is Inevitable Despite Some Republican Opposition
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), one of the most vociferous cannabis supporters among U.S. senators, recently said he was honored to vote for the SAFER Banking Act. Commenting on recent Ohio’s cannabis legalization, Fetterman told City & State in...
Latrish Matson Joins Sparx & Recreation Team
Latrish Matson, founder of Michigan Weedsters, has joined the Sparx & Recreation (www.sparxnrec.com) team. She is interviewed before her first reporting assignment, MjBizCon in Las Vegas, where she will interview newsmakers, exhibitors and even cannabis chefs. If...
Indiana Watches As Illinois, Michigan And Now Ohio Generate Billions From Legal Cannabis Sales
Indiana is getting lonelier and lonelier. Three of its direct neighbors have now legalized recreational marijuana. The latest one to fall was Ohio, where a -referendum to greenlight adult-use cannabis cruised to an easy victory during the Nov. 7 election. The state...
