Schumer Touts ‘Good Progress’ On Marijuana Banking Bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says lawmakers are “making good progress” in bipartisan negotiations on a marijuana banking bill, and advancing it will be a priority for what he’s expecting to be a “very, very productive fall in the Senate.” At a press...
Wayne State Creates Cannabis Chemistry Undergraduate Certificate
With its legalization in Michigan, the state’s marijuana dispensary business has boomed, creating a growing need for the testing and regulation of cannabis. To address this need and prepare students for related job opportunities, in June the Wayne State University...
Chris Webber Scales Back $175 Million Detroit Cannabis Plan As Market Sours
Chris Webber’s planned $175 million marijuana development in Detroit remains unfinished in southwest Detroit nearly two years since it was announced. The NBA Hall-of-Famer and University of Michigan Fab 5 basketball star had planned an industry training...
Viridis Labs Fixed Testing Deficiencies, CRA Scientist Testified
A laboratory scientist specialist for the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Authority testified that Viridis Laboratories passed semi-annual inspections in December 2020 after it addressed “deficiencies.” Dr. Noah Rosenzweig testimony came before an administrative law...
DEA To Request Marijuana Scheduling Review From HHS
The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has committed to requesting a timeline from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the Biden administration’s ongoing federal marijuana scheduling review—a process that one congressman jokingly...
Minnesota: Adult Use Law Took Effect Aug. 1
Legislation permitting adults to possess and home-cultivate personal-use quantities of cannabis took effect August 1st, NORML reported. Those age 21 or older may legally possess in public up to two ounces of cannabis flowers and/or eight grams of cannabis...
CRA Education Session: Michigan Pesticide Regulatory Requirements With MDARD
MDARD is back to discuss in a virtual meeting Michigan’s pesticide regulatory requirements for cannabis growers, Aug. 3 at 10 am. Join MDARD's John Walker as he discusses the numerous state pesticide regulatory requirements growers must be aware of, such as spill...
Take Your High On A Cannabis Vacation In Michigan
We are blessed to have the Great Lakes, Detroit River, and the forests of the Upper Peninsula in our own backyards. Of course, you can appreciate these waterfalls, lakes, and dunes when you’re not high, but smoking a fatty from a hammock surrounded by trees and lakes...
Take Your High On A Cannabis Vacation In Michigan
We are blessed to have the Great Lakes, Detroit River, and the forests of the Upper Peninsula in our own backyards. Of course, you can appreciate these waterfalls, lakes, and dunes when you’re not high, but smoking a fatty from a hammock surrounded by trees and lakes...
Bipartisan Pennsylvania Senators File Bill To Let Medical Marijuana Patients Grow Their Own Plants
Bipartisan Pennsylvania senators have introduced a bill that would expand the state’s medical cannabis program by giving patients 21 and older the right to grow their own plants for personal use. The legislation, filed on Thursday by Sens. Sharif Street (D) and Dan...
