April 1-8 – Ann Arbor – Hash Bash Treasure Hunt Map Is Back To Support Great Lakes Expungement Network
Get the most out of Hash Bash weekend and experience Ann Arbor like a local. Visit each location for a special gift or exclusive discount! Collect prerolls, flower, concentrates, and edibles all along the way. Proceeds support the Great Lakes Expungement Network. Take...
EMU Offers New Classes On Cannabis
As the cannabis industry continues to blossom, Eastern Michigan University is offering two unique courses in the fall semester. One of the courses, URP 479: Canna-plannnig: Marijuana Legalization and Land-Use in Michigan, will explore cannabis prohibition, the war on...
New York CBD Market Threatened As Judge Dismisses Hemp Producers’ Lawsuit
The market for CBD and other hemp cannabinoids in New York state remains under serious threat after a federal judge tossed out a lawsuit by a group of producers and sellers Monday. Claiming enforcement of new rules governing hemp-derived cannabinoid products cost...
U.S. Hemp Industry Should Take International Approach, USDA Says
The nascent U.S. hemp industry still has much to learn, and should look outward when assessing the research needs required to advance development, according to a new paper from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Because prohibition shut down hemp in the last...
Bills Signed To Ban Nitrous Oxide, Expand Drug Courts
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed several bills into law last week. Among them was legislation to expand drug courts and bills to ban the sale of items some people use to get high on nitrous oxide, known as “whip-its.” SB 57 and SB 58 , sponsored by...
CRA Suspends Licenses of Lansing Cannabis Dispensaries Due To Sale of Illicit Products
The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency last Thursday announced that a Lansing marijuana business would surrender its medical and adult-use processor licenses because it had been mixing legal and illicit products for the retail market. CRA said it signed a consent...
New Buffalo Township Paused New Dispensary Applications With 35 Already In Hand
New Buffalo Township has paused considering more marijuana dispensaries after already getting 35 license applications. Currently, only two dispensaries are open in the township. If all 35 are approved that would be more than in Detroit. Although they would create a...
Cannabis Taxes Paying For Roads, Parks, Public Safety In West Michigan
Allowing regulated cannabis businesses is paying off for local governments across Michigan, where excise tax revenue is returning to fund projects such as road improvements and public parks. The $87.1 million in excise tax revenue generated across the state in...
Former NBA Player Al Harrington Closes Viola Cannabis Dispensary In Detroit
Former NBA player Al Harrington made a big bet on Detroit, choosing the city as the location of his national cannabis company Viola's only cannabis dispensary. About four years after the medical marijuana retail store opened, 4473 W. Jefferson Ave., on Detroit's...
White House Report Flags Law Enforcement Concerns About Marijuana Legalization For Congress
A new report sent to Congress by the White House’s drug office spotlights concerns of law enforcement agencies around that country that claim marijuana legalization has not diminished the market for unlicensed cannabis products from illicit sellers. The White House...
