Michael Thue, Cannabis Activist, Stunned By State Police SWAT-Style Raid On Great Lakes Hemp Supplements
It was quiet morning on Oct. 6, inside Traverse City’s Great Lakes Hemp Supplements owned by Michigan Cannabis Activist Michael Thue, is a cannabis business with CBD products and a decal on the window that reads, “healers not dealers.” The solace shattered....
Michigan Poised To Ramp Up Efforts Against Black-Market Marijuana
Police and marijuana haven’t always been friends, so it’s somewhat unexpected that a former law man would be leading Michigan’s commercial marijuana industry. But that’s what’s happened. Brian Hanna, named acting director of the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) by...
Federal Reserve Bank Says Cannabis Legalization Drives Tax Revenue, Job Creation And Real Estate Sales
State-level marijuana legalization has had a “significant” economic impact—generating jobs, tax revenue and impacting real estate—according to a new report from a Federal Reserve Bank district. The Kansas City arm of the central bank, which covers five full states and...
Greenhouse Of Walled Lake Offers Coffee And Donuts To Help Build Bond With Customers
Jerry Millen, owner of Greenhouse of Walled Lake, has added a new wrinkle to his customer relations strategy with a food truck parked next to his dispensary that serves coffee and donuts to patrons. He purchased the "food trailer" from Argentina. He wanted to build a...
Cannabis Tourism Project, Sparx & Recreation, Launched
Charlie Strackbein, famous for promoting the Monroe Street Fair every April on the University of Michigan Diag, has teamed up with Michigan Marijuana Report and Four20 Post LIVE to create a new program that combines web, social media, newsletters, and a digital...
CRA Suspends License For House Of Mary Jane, Fines Provisioning Center $75,000 For Bags Of Pot With No METRC Tags
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency ordered on Oct. 10 a 30-day suspension of the medical marijuana provisioning center facility license held by The House of Mary Jane – located at 19154 James Couzens, Detroit, MI 48235. In addition to the suspension, the order requires...
U.S. CBD Stakeholders Cheer Appointment Of Cannabis Expert At FDA
CBD stakeholders say they hope the appointment of a cannabis policy expert at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) signals the agency may finally begin to establish a regulatory program. FDA has hired Norman Birenbaum, a former cannabis official in two...
NORML Director Issues Statement Regarding President’s Plan to Pardon Those With Low-Level Marijuana Convictions
In response to President Biden’s recently announced actions with regard to federal marijuana policy, NORML’s Executive Director Erik Altieri has issued the following statement: “Many of the efforts taken and proposed by the President today are long overdue. For nearly...
Biden To Pardon All Federal Offenses Of Simple Marijuana Possession
President Biden will pardon everyone in the U.S. who has been convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law, the White House announced Thursday. “There are thousands of people who have prior federal convictions for marijuana possession, who...
Michigan Warns Cannabis Businesses About Potential Scams
Michigan’s marijuana regulator is warning licensed cannabis businesses about an increase in fraudulent activity targeting the industry. The state’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) noticed an uptick in August and September in scams against marijuana...
