What The Extreme Drop In Wholesale Prices Means For Cannabis Industry
The severe drop in wholesale cannabis prices in many states over the past year can be traced to a few key factors: Regulatory missteps, high taxes for consumers, and competition from still-thriving illicit markets are contributing to the industry’s current...
Fields Cannary Coming To Muskegon
Field Cannary is coming to Muskegon this year on a 4 acre site near downtown. It will include a fully vertical operation with grow, processing and dispensary. Plus it will include a consumption lounger and events space. Co-founder Edgar Ramon joins the Four20 Post...
Leni Sinclair At Monroe Street Fair Promoting Pre-Roll Product Tins Feature Rock Musician On Cover
Leni Sinclair, former wife of cannabis activist John Sinclair, will be at the Monroe Street Fair on April 1 to promote her new "tins" of hash-infused cannabis pre-rolls that will include on the cover photos of famous 1970s rock musicians she has photographed in her...
Cannabis Activist Leni Sinclair Headlines Monroe Street Fair
Leni Sinclair, former wife of cannabis activist John Sinclair, will be featured at the Lost in Sound Detroit booth at the 21st Monroe Street Fair, Charlie Strackbein, co-founder of the annual commercial event that takes place on Monroe Street two blocks from the...
Michigan Weedsters Provide Marketing Support For Ann Arbor Hash Bash
Ann Arbor Hash Bash will celebrate its 51th birthday on April 1 on the Diag at the University of Michigan where it was born during the height of the anti-Vietnam War movement and the beginning of the War on Drugs. Latrisha Matson co-founder of Michigan Weedsters, a...
Money For State-Run Cannabis Testing Lab Featured In Whitmer’s Budget Proposal
Gov. Whitmer has proposed in her 2024 budget $4.4 million to fund a state-owned cannabis testing lab that would take effect Oct. 1, if approved by the Michigan Legislature. Dubbed a “reference lab,” it would audit results issued by existing marijuana safety labs to...
Securatech Offers Some Lower Cost AI Tools To Keep Bad Guys Out Of Cannabis Dispensaries
With the rash of smash and grabs ravaging Michigan cannabis dispensaries, Securatech can place an armed guard in businesses to protect them from the bad guys. But CEO Rudy Patros said with many Michigan cannabis dispensaries struggling to pay the bills, spending $30...
$35 Million For Hemp Is Just 1 Percent Of USDA Climate-Smart Total
More than $35 million has been granted to five hemp-specific projects under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities” program. While the projects look promising, the money is just over 1 percent of a total $3.1 billion USDA...
Northern Michigan Towns Embrace Cannabis, Many Suburbs Still Opt Out
The results of Michigan’s local ballot proposals in November to legalize retail recreational marijuana were mixed, with about half passing, expanding the number of municipalities that allow cannabis businesses. By the end of 2022, 129 municipalities chose to permit...
Feds Investigate Ex-Michigan GOP House Speaker For Alleged Bribery In Marijuana Licensing
The FBI and a federal grand jury have been investigating former Michigan House speaker Rick Johnson (R) for more than two years for suspicion of taking bribes in return for awarding medical marijuana licenses, reports The...
