Skymint CEO Jeff Radway Steps Down
Jeff Radway, the chair and CEO of Michigan marijuana retailer and cultivator Skymint, stepped down only weeks after the financially strapped company was placed under receivership. Skymint confirmed the news in an email to Crain’s Detroit Business. Employees...
The Top-Paying Jobs in Cannabis
Here are the top 5 roles in the budding cannabis industry, according to Weedar: 1. Cannabis sales manager, average annual salary: $113,660 Despite signals of a slowing industry, overall cannabis sales continue to rise. And sales are the engine of any business. That...
Celebrating 420 At The Fire Station
The Fire Station Cannabis Co. in Marquette is celebrating weed’s largest holiday this week in a big way. This year, TFS is offering customers a wide variety of limited time deals including 30% off storewide between April 18 to 20. TFS was voted Best 420 Deals in...
USDA Study Shows Hempseed Cake ‘Viable Alternative’ For Cattle Feed
Hempseed cake is a highly nutritious viable alternative feed source for cattle, a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found. The study, which the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service carried out with researchers from North Dakota State...
Flora Cannabis Co. Launches East Lansing Dispensary With 4/20 Grand Opening
Flora Cannabis Co., mid-Michigan’s newest cannabis dispensary, will celebrate 4/20 in style with a special grand-opening event at its East Lansing store Thursday, April 20. The new dispensary, 7733 E. Saginaw St., offers a wide selection of local cannabis products...
Canadian Team’s Hempcrete Building Is ‘Carbon-Minimal, Beautiful’
Construction of a newly opened hempcrete building at Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC) resulted in 80 percent less carbon emissions than had it been built using traditional techniques and materials, according to researchers who tracked project. Designed...
Pokagon Band Of Potawatomi Indians To Open Dispo In New Buffalo
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is pleased to announce that it has opened a new cannabis retail store called Rolling Embers at 19279 Kinst Road in New Buffalo, Michigan. Located on the Tribe’s land at Exit 1 on I-94, at the corner of Wilson Road and Kinst...
MDARD Posts Lists Of Pesticides Approved For Use On Hemp And Marijuana
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MDARD) Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division (PPPM) now has lists of pesticides approved for use on hemp and marijuana. The lists can be found on MDARD’s pesticide registration website and will be...
CRA Takes Disciplinary Action In March Against Licensees Statewide
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency cracked down on 11 license holders statewide in March, the CRA announced in a bulletin issued this week. All the details are contained in the March 2023 Disciplinary Action Report and listed below. March 2023 Disciplinary Actions Iron...
Survey: IBD Patients Frequently Report Using Medical Cannabis For Symptom Relief
Nearly one in four patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (e.g., ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease) report using medical cannabis, according to survey data published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health....
