Michigan Cannabis Companies Eligible to Apply for the MIWISH Grant Program
The MIOSHA Workplace Improvement to Safety and Health (MIWISH) Grant Program awards qualifying employers a dollar-for-dollar match – up to $5,000 – to purchase safety and health-related equipment and equipment-related training. Michigan’s cannabis industry is eligible...
Ohio Senate President Plans To Repeal Cannabis Legalization if Passed by Voters in November
The official voting day for Ohioans is Nov. 7, but early voting has already begun on Oct. 11. This is a significant year for cannabis because a cannabis legalization measure, which is labeled as Issue 2, is appearing on the ballot. However, some legislators are...
Cannabis Software Metrc Pivots Focus To Companies
Previously, Metrc thought of its primary customer as state governments, which meant recognizing each market’s unique compliance requirements and seed-to-sale tracking regulations. More recently, however, as users complained about slow service and outages – as well as...
Skymint Acquired Out Of Receivership By Canadian Lender
An Ingham County Circuit Court judge approved the auction asset sale to Canadian lender Tropics LP on Oct. 12. Tropics LP, under a new entity called Skymint Acquisition Co., acquired the assets of Green Peak Industries, doing business as Skymint, for $109.4 million....
New Marijuana Breathalyzer Aims To Detect Workplace Cannabis Use
There’s a new device hitting the market aimed at cracking down on cannabis use during work hours. Created by Hound Labs, the Hound Cannabis Breathalyzer is considered the first breath test to isolate recent cannabis use. Traditional drug tests can detect THC in your...
Video Library Updates From CRA’s Social Equity Team
The Social Equity Team reminds social equity participants to check out the new additions to the 2023 Video Library on the CRA website: Talent Acquisition and Retention in Cannabis Businesses with E4 Bioscience Personal Protective Equipment Standard with MIOSHA Program...
Detroit Cannabis Club Wants To Get You High And Take You To Opera
For James Blaszko, one of the best things you can do while high is go to the opera. “Classical music is such a good pairing with cannabis,” Blaszko tells Metro Times. “[At an opera] these arias are like eight minutes long, so cannabis enables the suspension of...
Michigan Cannabis Sales In September Remain Flat For Second Consecutive Month
Michigan cannabis sales in September came in at $274.7 million, a half percent decline from peak sales of $276.7 million in July. But the good news is September cannabis sales were up nearly 30 percent from the same month a year ago, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency...
$1.75 Million In Cannabis Taxes Flowing Into Kalamazoo County Budget
As Michigan’s cannabis market matures, cash from sales of the plant and its derived products are driving an unprecedented tax windfall in Kalamazoo County. The 2024 county budget anticipates $1.75 million in cannabis tax revenue over the coming year, according to a...
Marijuana Rescheduling Would ‘Supersize’ The Industry, Former DEA Heads And White House Drug Czars Warn Biden Administration
Six former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) heads and five former White House drug czars have sent a letter to the attorney general and current DEA administrator, voicing opposition to the top federal health agency’s recommendation to reschedule marijuana. They...
