Rick Johnson Pleads Guilty To Federal Cannabis Corruption Charges
Former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges in a Grand Rapids courtroom Tuesday, as the judicial fallout from a medical marijuana bribery scandal in the state continues to unfold. Johnson, 70, was...
Silicon Valley Bank Takeover By Hemp Friendly Bank Could Help More Hemp Producers
The takeover of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) branches by First Citizens Bank could help hemp companies in a number of states where the North-Carolina-based regional bank previously had no presence. With its purchase of the failed California bank’s assets last...
Hemp Groups Align On 2023 Farm Bill Priorities, Including CBD Regulation
Thirty-one nonprofit organizations, including major U.S. hemp groups, have aligned in support of a unified legislative agenda for hemp in the 2023 Farm Bill. A document unveiled Monday, April 24, identifies nine policy priorities for Congress, including requiring...
GOP Congressman Files Bill To Allow Marijuana Consumers To Buy Guns
A Republican congressman filed a bill on Thursday’s 4/20 cannabis holiday to protect the Second Amendment rights of people who use marijuana in legal states, allowing them to purchase and possess firearms that they’re currently prohibited from having under federal...
Muskegon Outdoors Cannabis Lounge Opened 4/20
Just in time for the biggest cannabis holiday of the year, April 20th, IndiGrow opened a legal outdoor marijuana consumption space next to their shop on West Clay in downtown Muskegon. The first-of-its-kind cannabis lounge in Muskegon is aimed to alleviate that...
Will Cannabis Tourism Become The Next Big Draw For Northern Michigan?
Each year, thousands of visitors flock to northern Michigan for our beaches, our wineries, our trout streams, and our Nordic ski trails…just to name a few. But are they also coming for our cannabis? Canna tourism has taken root in states like Colorado, Oregon, and...
Ben & Jerry’s Urges Gov. Whitmer To Grant Clemency For Cannabis Convictions
Ben & Jerry’s is turning its attention to half-baked marijuana legalization this 4/20 – focusing on Michigan where cannabis use is legalized but many are still serving time or have long-standing records for cannabis-related convictions, the company said in a press...
Munising Cannabis Co. Named Best Microbusiness In Michigan
The Munising Cannabis Company has been named the best microbusiness in Michigan according to the magazine Michigan Green State. General Manager Jody Irving compared being a microbusiness to local craft beer breweries. “A microbusiness license says that it’s...
Skymint CEO Jeff Radway Steps Down
Jeff Radway, the chair and CEO of Michigan marijuana retailer and cultivator Skymint, stepped down only weeks after the financially strapped company was placed under receivership. Skymint confirmed the news in an email to Crain’s Detroit Business. Employees...
The Top-Paying Jobs in Cannabis
Here are the top 5 roles in the budding cannabis industry, according to Weedar: 1. Cannabis sales manager, average annual salary: $113,660 Despite signals of a slowing industry, overall cannabis sales continue to rise. And sales are the engine of any business. That...
