GM And Ford Vets Create Award-Winning Voyage Bloom
Dave Goryca refused to give up hope of supporting his family after losing his job in the automotive industry and a chunk of his pension just one year before retirement. “You can be angry," he said, "but that doesn’t fix anything.” Over the past five years, Goryca has...
Ohio Lawmakers Push Bill To Scale Back Voter-Approved Cannabis Law And Impose Hemp Regs
Ohio House lawmakers on Tuesday approved an amended Senate-passed bill that would make significant changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law while incorporating a series of regulations for hemp that are meant to align the two sectors of the...
Ohio Cannabis Dispo Workers Strike Herbal Wellness Center In Columbus
Cannabis dispensary workers have been forced to go on strike at Herbal Wellness Center in Columbus to protest the company’s unfair labor practices and secure a contract. “There’s no reason the employer can’t provide these workers with what they’re demanding – annual...
FBI: Marijuana Possession Arrests Comprised Over 20 Percent Of All Drug-Related Arrests In 2024
State and local law enforcement made nearly 190,000 marijuana possession-related arrests in 2024 — comprising more than 22 percent of all drug arrests nationwide, according to data compiled by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and posted on its Crime Data...
CRA Education Webinar: Implementing And Maintaining A Veterans Cannabis Access Program With IndiGrow
IndiGrow Co-owner and Attorney, Karen Kekelik will on Oct. 23 at 10 am discuss cannabis companies supporting veterans who have served our country strengthens both our communities and Michigan’s cannabis industry. Join her as she shares how to implement and maintain a...
Michigan Senate Panel Eyes Regulatory Tweaks For 24 Percent Wholesale Tax
Nearly two weeks after Michigan lawmakers took up legislation instituting a 24 percent tax on wholesale marijuana, members of the Senate Regulatory Affairs committee heard testimony on multiple bills which committee chair Jeremy Moss (D-Bloomfield Township) said were...
Ohio Senate Passes Bill To Change Pot DUI Laws
The Ohio Senate unanimously passed legislation to overhaul the way that prosecutors must prove whether a person was driving under the influence of marijuana. Ohio, like most the rest of the nation, has liberalized its marijuana laws over the past decade, now allowing...
Supreme Court Denies One Case On Gun Rights For Pot Consumers, But Justices Will Discuss Several Others Friday
The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed its list of pending cases concerning the federal ban on gun ownership by people who use marijuana, with justices declining to take up one of about a half dozen—with the others now set to be discussed by the justices at a closed-door...
Ohio Gov. DeWine’s Executive Order Banning Sale Of delta-8 Products Blocked By Judge
A Franklin County judge on Tuesday paused Gov. Mike DeWine’s public health emergency health order banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products for 14 days. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Carl Aveni issued a temporary restraining order, which takes effect...
Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation To Limit Dispensaries, But Not Growers
Senate Democrats announced Oct. 14 the introduction of new legislation aimed to alleviate challenges facing Michigan’s vital legal cannabis industry, which supports more than 46,000 jobs in the state, and generating more than $3 billion in sales and about $500 million...
