UN Hemp Report Predicts 4 Fold Increase By 2027
A recently released report from the United Nations Conference On Trade And Development provides an interesting snapshot of the industrial hemp industry. Released last week, the “Commodities At A Glance: Special issue on industrial hemp” looks at the various uses of...
Rick Thompson Provides Cannabis News On Four20 Post Live
Rick Thompson, executive director of Michigan NORML, provides the latest cannabis headlines, including recent columns in Crain's Detroit Business that seek to restrict growers licenses, and advocated enforcing rules against cheaters. He also shared the results of a...
Cannabis Vacations In Jamaica
Need to get away from the ice and snow of Michigan in the winter. Check out GanjaVacation, a one-stop shop for any and everything related to cannabis vacations in Jamaica. The go-to place for abundant, reliable, useful, up-to-date information about cannabis-friendly...
House Of Dank To Open Eighth Cannabis Retail Location In Grand Rapids
The Detroit based cannabis retailer is celebrating its opening day this Friday, December 9th at 3510 E. Mall Drive in Southeast, Grand Rapids. H.O.D. Grand Rapids will be a recreational location catering to anyone 21 years and older with a valid picture ID. House of...
Michigan: Prohibit The Enactment of Inequitable Policies On Medical Cannabis Patients
Legislation is pending, House Bill 6474, which seeks to prohibit municipalities from adopting or enforcing certain ordinances surrounding medical cannabis programs. Specifically, it prohibits a municipality from getting involved in a primary caregiver or...
Marijuana Dispensary One Step Closer To Opening At Former Mickey’s Dairy Twist in Saline
The dispensary being built at the former location for the ice cream shop, Mickey’s Dairy Twist, is closer to selling both medical and recreational marijuana following final site plan approval. Saline City Council approved a special land use for an adult use marijuana...
JARS Cannabis Pulls Hemp Products After Illicit Cannabis Found At Future Store
JARS Cannabis has pulled hemp products from its shelves after an administrative law judge ruled to uphold the license suspension of a Flint-based provisioning center. JARS announced in early December that it had removed all hemp products from its stores in response to...
UN Report On Hemp Marks Path To $18 Billion Global Industry
The global hemp market could reach $18.6 billion by 2027 if nations around the world take action to clarify the crop’s legal status and address other key issues, according to an extensive report on the industry from the United Nations Conference on Trade &...
Poll: Nearly Three in Four Likely Voters Support Ending The Federal Ban On Marijuana, Other Federal Reforms
Seventy-four percent of likely voters say that they “support ending the federal ban on marijuana,” according to national polling data provided by the progressive-leaning think tank Data for Progress. Eighty-five percent of Democrats, along with 74 percent of...
Health Canada Wants To End Medical Cannabis
Health Canada wants to end medical cannabis in Canada. They’ve opened up a survey for Canadians to input their opinions. But as is usually the case with these things, the decisions have already been made. “They’ve always been disingenuous when they put...
