News and Information about the Business of Cannabis

Receiver Appointed For Red White & Bloom Cannabis

A Michigan circuit court has appointed a receiver for the assets of PharmaCo, a property of Canada-based cannabis multistate operator Red White & Bloom Brands. PharmaCo, which was acquired in February 2022 by Red White & Bloom...

As Michigan’s Cannabis Market Continues To Grow, Health Problems Grow With It

In the five years since Michigan legalized adult-use cannabis, the plant and its effects — positive and negative — have received increasing attention and mainstream acceptance. As cannabis has emerged from the shadows, more products have entered the market,...

Michigan Eclipses $10 Billion In Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Since Went Legal In 2019

Michigan licensed retailers sold $264.7 million in adult-legal cannabis in December pushing Michigan past the $3 billion annual sales mark for 2024, to $3.27 billion, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency reported. That represents a 9.9% increase from the $2.98...

Cannabis Cafes Get Green Light In California

Oct 2, 2024 | National

Governor Newsom signed the bill after his concerns about second-hand smoke were addressed. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1775 into law, which will allow local municipalities to begin permitting “cannabis cafes” to serve...

Last Chance To Participate In Jamie Cooper’s October HalloWEED Promo

Oct 2, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Jamie Cooper has a couple more spots available to help drive consumer and wholesale awareness for your brand! Zapres Events is working on this month's drop for our High Hello Monthly Promotion, which will be HalloWEED themed and available in stores beginning October...

Harris Wants To Be Pro-Cannabis Candidate. Industry Isn’t Convinced Yet

Oct 2, 2024 | National

Vice President Kamala Harris further positioned herself as a pro-cannabis candidate on Monday in an interview with sports and culture podcast “All the Smoke” — but industry leaders aren’t convinced her administration would lead to the reform she has...

Best Practices For Cultivators

Oct 2, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) is dedicated to providing licensees the information needed to foster a transparent and consistent approach to compliance efforts throughout the harvest season. The Operations Support Section hosted a CRA Education Session regarding...

Timing Wrong For Bill Seeking To Raise THC Limit For Hemp

Oct 2, 2024 | National

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has again introduced legislation that would triple the THC limit for industrial hemp, an act of poor timing if we ever saw one. Rand has refloated the Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan (“HEMP” Act), which suggests an increase from 0.3% to 1.0%...

Ohio Cannabis Sales Eclipse $87 Million In Less Than Two Months

Oct 2, 2024 | Great Lakes Region

Profits from sales of recreational marijuana are in the tens of millions, the Division of Cannabis Control reports. As of September 28, sales of recreational marijuana were reported to have exceeded $87.1 million of the more than $2 billion in total product sales...

FBI: Nearly One Quarter Of All Drug-Related Arrests Are For Marijuana Possession

Oct 2, 2024 | National

Law enforcement officials made well over 200,000 arrests for marijuana-related violations in 2023, according to data compiled by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and posted on its Crime Data Explorer website. According to the online database, which was...

Cannabis And Treasury Tax Registration With Michigan Treasury

Oct 2, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency is hosting Sarah Rusnell, outreach manager, and Brandi Branson, MTO lead analyst, with the Michigan Department of Treasury. to learn about the Treasury registration process for cannabis businesses in Michigan. Second in a series of four,...

As Central Ohio Cities Ban Cannabis Businesses, Reynoldsburg Seeks To Welcome Dispensary

Oct 2, 2024 | Great Lakes Region

As other central Ohio communities are prohibiting cannabis-based businesses from their communities, a marijuana dispensary is in the works for Reynoldsburg. The city's planning and zoning board approved a conditional use and variance earlier this month for...

Legal Pot Sales Higher In Michigan Than California

Sep 25, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

California became the weed capital of America in the popular imagination thanks to movies like Up in Smoke. But that’s changing as more states legalize the sale, consumption, and growth of marijuana. Michigan, for instance, now sells more than California, despite...