State Seeking Public Comments On Plan To Halt Cannabis Pre-Employment Testing For State Workers
Members of the Michigan Civil Service Commission are accepting comments from the public on proposed changes to the state’s drug testing regulations. Officials have proposed amending regulations so that most public employees no longer have to...
Public Notice Request For Comment
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency will hold a public meeting on June 15 at 9:30 A.M. to hear complaints and receive the views on CRA’s administration of the authorities, powers, duties, functions and responsibilities under Michigan’s marijuana laws. While the public...
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...
