Analysis: Michigan’s Cannabis Social Equity Program Doesn’t Work
Michigan's marijuana social equity program — a provision in the licensing regulations to lower the barrier of entry for residents impacted by marijuana laws — is broken. Three years into the legal selling of adult recreational-use marijuana in the state, there are...
Pleasantrees Selling Adult-Use Cannabis In Mount Clemens, Even Though City Prohibits It
A Mount Clemens dispensary began selling adult-use cannabis on Monday, even though the city doesn’t have an ordinance allowing it. Pleasantrees tells Metro Times that it’s selling recreational marijuana out of its medical cannabis dispensary. Mount Clemens...
Black-Owned Viola Brands Launches Grandma’s Kitchen Edibles
Viola Brands, the cannabis company co-founded by former NBA player Al Harrington, has launched a new line of edibles inspired by his late grandmother. The “Grandma’s Kitchen” products are now available in Michigan at Puff Cannabis locations in Hamtramck, Madison...
USDA Delays Enforcement Of Rule Requiring Hemp To Be Tested By DEA-Registered Labs Due To ‘Inadequate’ Capacity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is delaying enforcement of a rule requiring hemp to be tested at laboratories certified by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) due to “inadequate” capacity of such facilities. USDA announced the extended enforcement...
UN Hemp Report Predicts 4 Fold Increase By 2027
A recently released report from the United Nations Conference On Trade And Development provides an interesting snapshot of the industrial hemp industry. Released last week, the “Commodities At A Glance: Special issue on industrial hemp” looks at the various uses of...
Rick Thompson Provides Cannabis News On Four20 Post Live
Rick Thompson, executive director of Michigan NORML, provides the latest cannabis headlines, including recent columns in Crain's Detroit Business that seek to restrict growers licenses, and advocated enforcing rules against cheaters. He also shared the results of a...
Cannabis Vacations In Jamaica
Need to get away from the ice and snow of Michigan in the winter. Check out GanjaVacation, a one-stop shop for any and everything related to cannabis vacations in Jamaica. The go-to place for abundant, reliable, useful, up-to-date information about cannabis-friendly...
House Of Dank To Open Eighth Cannabis Retail Location In Grand Rapids
The Detroit based cannabis retailer is celebrating its opening day this Friday, December 9th at 3510 E. Mall Drive in Southeast, Grand Rapids. H.O.D. Grand Rapids will be a recreational location catering to anyone 21 years and older with a valid picture ID. House of...
Michigan: Prohibit The Enactment of Inequitable Policies On Medical Cannabis Patients
Legislation is pending, House Bill 6474, which seeks to prohibit municipalities from adopting or enforcing certain ordinances surrounding medical cannabis programs. Specifically, it prohibits a municipality from getting involved in a primary caregiver or...
Marijuana Dispensary One Step Closer To Opening At Former Mickey’s Dairy Twist in Saline
The dispensary being built at the former location for the ice cream shop, Mickey’s Dairy Twist, is closer to selling both medical and recreational marijuana following final site plan approval. Saline City Council approved a special land use for an adult use marijuana...
