Suspended Pot Processor Sued By Former Vendor
The state suspended the marijuana licenses of processor TAS Asset Holdings LLC in late February. The Lansing-based licensee of Fwaygo Extracts, a brand for vape cartridges and concentrates, was allegedly sourcing illegally grown marijuana for use in its processing....
Michigan Regulators Propose Changes To Marijuana Rules
The state of Michigan may drop a requirement that all applicants test negative for marijuana before they are hired for state jobs after the Free Press highlighted how the civil service rule was exacerbating a state hiring crunch. On Friday, the Michigan Civil Service...
Record Number Of US Workers Test Positive For Cannabis
An annual analysis from Quest Diagnostics medical lab and testing company shows the percentage of general U.S. employees, who tested positive for cannabis in 2022 reached the highest level ever recorded by Quest, which began analyzing annual workplace...
Skirmish Over Highland Park’s Marijuana Ordinance – Claims Of Corruption, Misogyny, Bad Government
Three new Highland Park City Council members who were elected to bring fresh ideas to the financially struggling city have found themselves stuck in a virtual loop of mayoral vetoes, internal pushback, and insults. On Monday, they finally had enough and walked out of...
JARS Cannabis To Sponsor Movement Memorial Day Weekend In Detroit
JARS Cannabis is set to return for its second year as the exclusive cannabis retail sponsor at Movement, an internationally renowned dance music festival that is held annually during Memorial Day Weekend (May 27 - 29)in Downtown Detroit at Hart Plaza on the city’s...
Monroe Street Fair Recap With Charlie Strackbein
Charlie Strackbein recaps the success of the Monroe Street Fair on April 1, a companion to the annual Hash Bash on the University of Michigan campus that features speeches from cannabis activists. This year's Fair had more than 40 exhibitors and for the first time...
Muskegon-Based Indigrow Cannabis Microbusiness Also Offers Plant Touching Tours
Karen and Steve Kekelik own IndiGrow, a cannabis microbusiness in downtown Muskegon across from the marina. In this video they discuss their vertical business and also offer the public the change to enter the grow, touch the plants, and get to know cannabis up close...
Skymint Creditor Seizes Prized Lansing Indoor Grow And Processing Center
Skymint, now in receivership, invested heavily last year to retrofit the former Summit Sports and Ice Complex near Lansing into a massive marijuana grow and processing operation. The expansion was supposed to double its marijuana production capabilities. Skymint never...
Free Report: Cannabis Consumers In America 2023
New Frontier Data has published a report on cannabis consumers that draws from its 2023 cannabis consumer survey, and details new insights into demographics, product preferences, purchasing habits, motivations for use and attitudes towards cannabis consumption. With...
USDA Awards $4.9 Million Contract To Hemp Project
Ag research and Extension teams from multiple universities across the Southeast U.S. will be prioritizing hemp crops with climate-smart management with help from a five-year, $4.9 million USDA Climate-Smart Commodities grant. The project led by Florida A&M...
