Marijuana Momentum Heats Up Across The US
We’re only a couple weeks into this year’s legislative season, and we’re already seeing a flurry of activity in state capitols nationwide. NORML is tracking dozens of cannabis-related bills in our Take Action Center. We have our eyes on legalization efforts in...
Another Cannabis Company To Exit Receivership Under New Owner
Another embattled Michigan cannabis company is likely going to end up in the hands of its lenders. Jackson-based Comco LLC, doing business as Comco Wellness, is being put on the auction block by a court-ordered receiver after nine months in Jackson County Circuit...
Marijuana Sales Boom In Dry January As People Drink Less Booze
Increasingly popular alcohol breaks like Dry January are buoying the emerging US cannabis market as more drinkers — especially younger ones — see marijuana as a healthier alternative. Emboldened by widening legalization in the U.S., cannabis sellers now actively...
Senate Democrats Urge Biden To Deschedule Marijuana Entirely
A group of 12 Senate Democrats on Monday urged the Biden administration to remove marijuana from the list of harmful drugs outlawed by the federal government, arguing that simply reclassifying it as less dangerous would be insufficient. Marijuana...
Michigan Cannabis Dispensary Gets $212,000 Fine After CRA Inspectors Find Pot In The Attic
Inspectors found a black garbage bag containing nearly 20 pounds of untagged, untracked marijuana in the attic of a marijuana shop in Tuscola County’s Vassar. That’s one of the seven violations Michigan marijuana regulators cited in a Jan. 25 statement announcing...
Cannabis Multi-State Operators Focusing On Wholesale Growth In 2024
Retail license caps in some states and limited capital are forcing marijuana multistate operators to focus on wholesale cannabis sales growth in 2024. “It certainly was a focus in ’23, and I think will become even more of a focus in ’24,” said Jamie Mendola, chief...
Jan. 26 – Detroit – Michigan Liftoff
Michigan Liftoff 2024 is a new MiCannaTrail event bringing together brands, events, venues, dispensaries, cannabis makers and cannabis aficionados. The event is free and will feature a vibe of informal sharing with attendees to bringing tickets, ideas and more to...
Tobacco Giant’s CA$124 Million Investment In Marijuana Producer Organigram Approved
Shareholders of Organigram Holdings Inc. approved tobacco giant British American Tobacco’s “transformational” investment in the Canadian cannabis producer, the company said following its annual general and special meeting. The deal, first announced last November,...
Free Night Skiing With The Purchase Of Cannabis Products Resumes At Michigan Ski Resort
Mount Bohemia, Michigan, is back spinning the chairlifts after a slow start to the season, and you know what that means: free night skiing lift tickets every Thursday at Mount Bohemia with cannabis purchases from Lume dispensaries. Okay, maybe you didn't know...
Troubled Roseville Motel Demolished, To Be Replaced By Cannabis Dispensary
A demolition crew on Monday began the process of tearing down a longstanding trouble spot and eyesore in Roseville to clear the property for a cannabis dispensary. The walls of the now-vacant Roseville Inn on Groesbeck Highway south of Common Road came down as the...
