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...
Celebrating 420 At The Fire Station
The Fire Station Cannabis Co. in Marquette is celebrating weed’s largest holiday this week in a big way. This year, TFS is offering customers a wide variety of limited time deals including 30% off storewide between April 18 to 20. TFS was voted Best 420 Deals in...
USDA Study Shows Hempseed Cake ‘Viable Alternative’ For Cattle Feed
Hempseed cake is a highly nutritious viable alternative feed source for cattle, a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found. The study, which the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service carried out with researchers from North Dakota State...
Flora Cannabis Co. Launches East Lansing Dispensary With 4/20 Grand Opening
Flora Cannabis Co., mid-Michigan’s newest cannabis dispensary, will celebrate 4/20 in style with a special grand-opening event at its East Lansing store Thursday, April 20. The new dispensary, 7733 E. Saginaw St., offers a wide selection of local cannabis products...
Canadian Team’s Hempcrete Building Is ‘Carbon-Minimal, Beautiful’
Construction of a newly opened hempcrete building at Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC) resulted in 80 percent less carbon emissions than had it been built using traditional techniques and materials, according to researchers who tracked project. Designed...
Pokagon Band Of Potawatomi Indians To Open Dispo In New Buffalo
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is pleased to announce that it has opened a new cannabis retail store called Rolling Embers at 19279 Kinst Road in New Buffalo, Michigan. Located on the Tribe’s land at Exit 1 on I-94, at the corner of Wilson Road and Kinst...
