Pot Flies From Truck During Police Chase After Bay City Marijuana Store Heist
In the predawn darkness, a stolen pickup truck barreled down Interstate 75, fleeing from a burgled Bay County marijuana store. Pursued by a Michigan State Police car, the truck veered across lanes as its speed topped 120 mph, causing heaps of purloined weed to rise...
Legal Cannabis Joining Casinos As Revenue Producer For Some Michigan Tribes
Two legal industries experiencing rapid growth in Michigan are converging, as some tribal governments with casino operations are expanding into the cannabis market. Enterprising Michigan tribes are looking to the legal marijuana industry, like they have with...
Proposed Marijuana Ordinance Could Allow Drive-Thru Services In Portage
The city council of Portage is considering a proposed ordinance amendment that, if passed, could allow drive-thru services at local marijuana businesses. First introduced for first reading April 18, Ordinance Amendment #22/23-9 looks to change several commercial...
Legal Weed More Potent than Ever, And Largely Unregulated, Putting Consumers At Risk
Marijuana and other products containing THC, the plant’s main psychoactive ingredient, have grown more potent and more dangerous as legalization has made them more widely available. Although decades ago the THC content of weed was commonly less than 1.5%, some...
Cannabis Regulatory Agency Announces Second Statewide Municipality Summit
In response to the positive feedback from the first statewide municipality summit held in January, and in keeping with its commitment to engage in transparent communication with stakeholders, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) has announced the date and time for its...
CRA Education Session: Best Practices For Cultivators From The CRA’s Enforcement Division
Allyson Chirio, operations support manager for the Enforcement Division, is excited to announce an education session specifically for cultivators. She will review how to compliantly perform common functions such as tagging plants, packaging product, adjustments,...
Illinois Cannabis Market Performance In 2023
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) issued April 2023 adult use sales figures. April 2023 combined sales to in-state and out-of-states residents, at $132 million, were down 2.1% from March 2023 combined sales of $134.8 million...
Marijuana Entrepreneur Targets Ypsilanti Township For Dispo And Grow
An undeveloped piece of land in an industrial area is well on its way to becoming Ypsilanti Township’s first marijuana dispensary and grow facility. “We’re trying to grow cannabis in Ypsi, sell it to people in Ypsi and eventually allow them to be able consume there as...
Traverse City Cannabis Lab Looks To Test PFAS
Cambium Analytica LLC, a Traverse City-based company that has rapidly built up a large cannabis-testing business, is diversifying into testing for PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals that have become a growing environmental threat in recent years. The company is...
Kentucky Passes Medical Cannabis Law
Last month, Kentucky Governor Beshear signed Senate Bill 47, that will eventually create medical cannabis access for some KY residents. After passing through the legislature with solid support and an enthusiastic Governor, this new law lays out a fairly restrictive...
