Tiny Pacific Island Nation Of Vanuatu Hopes To Draw Hemp Investors
The government of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is looking to attract foreign investors and operators to develop medical cannabis and industrial hemp production for export-only after recently finalizing cannabis regulations. Under the new rules, companies...
Culture’s Choice Awards. Voting Begins March 10
Exotic Matter and The Refinery, announced it has partnered with Greenwolf, a cannabis retailer in California, to host Michigan’s second annual Zalympix cannabis flower competition. Dubbed “The Culture’s Choice Awards,” the 2023ZALYMPIX Michigan competition...
CRA Director Hanna, MiCIA Director Schneider Featured On Four20 Post Live March 8
Four20 Post Live March 8 at 1 pm will feature two of the major players in Michigan cannabis today: Cannabis Regulatory Agency Director Brian Hanna and Michigan Cannabis Industry Association Director Robin Schneider. Hanna will discuss the latest issues and actions by...
Trial: Dutch “Coffee Shops” To Stock Licensed Cannabis
The Netherlands will trial licensing cannabis growers for its famous “coffee shops” where smoking the drug is authorised, tackling a contradiction whereby selling is legal but supplying isn’t, which has fed an illegal market dominated by criminal organisations. Local...
7 Black-Owned Businesses Leading The Way In Evolving Michigan’s Cannabis Industry
As Michigan's cannabis industry matures, with more cities allowing marijuana businesses and more companies opening dispensaries, grow facilities and other businesses around the state, minority representation remains low. While there's no comprehensive data showing...
Northeast Michigan Communities Welcome Marijuana Tax Revenues Despite Smaller Allocations
On Tuesday, the state announced that municipalities will receive $51,841 for each licensed marijuana retail store or microbusiness operating within their boundaries. That allocation slipped from $56,453 last year, but remains well above the $28,001 per licensed...
Will U.S. Supreme Court Make Marijuana Legal Nationally?
What if we told you the United States Supreme Court would legalize medical marijuana? That the unlikely hero of the story was Clarence Thomas? And that he would work with the most liberal justices to make it happen. Sometimes you don’t know how high you can get until...
Michigan’s Cannabis Industry Sending $60 Million To Cities And Counties That Allow Licensed Sales
Continued growth of Michigan's marijuana industry is paying dividends with the state sending out just shy of $60 million to counties and local governments. Local governments that have approved the recreational sale of weed in their county, city,...
CRA Combines Rule Sets Regulating The Commercial Marijuana Industry
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency has combined the eleven rule sets regulating the commercial marijuana industry into one combined rule set. This combined rule set will make it easier to use common search tools to search all the relevant rules for terms or provisions...
Former Michigan House Speaker Accused Of Accepting Bribes For Cannabis Licenses
Former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson voted in support of a marijuana business and then accepted a $75,000 loan from an investor with a stake in the deal, according to a Detroit News investigation that comes amid a federal grand jury probe into whether bribes...
