STIIIZY Opens First Michigan Dispo In Ferndale
STIIIZY has opened its latest retail store, and its first in Michigan. Located in Ferndale near Woodward Ave, the store brings STIIIZY’s retail experience and products to Michigan. The opening of the new retail store follows STIIIZY’s involvement in communities across...
Four20 Media Group Partners to Provide CMO Services
For many small and medium-sized cannabis companies, hiring a full-time executive can be an expensive and risky proposition. Four20 Media Group (parent company of the Michigan Marijuana Report) has formed a partnership with Lightning Strike Media to offer fractional...
Hemp-Derived CBD Oil Market Size Projected To Reach $6.53 Billion by 2030, growing at 22.4 Percent Compound Growth Rate
CBD (cannabinoid) is extracted from cannabis hemp plant leaves, flowers, and stems using two extraction methods, i.e., by removing the CBD and turning it into an isolate and using full-spectrum CBD. Today, hemp-derived CBD oil is used in a range of applications,...
Saline Car Wash To Become Marijuana Dispensary
The building where Zax Auto Wash now operates in Saline is now one step closer to becoming a medical marijuana dispensary. The car wash site, located at 660 E. Michigan Ave., is officially the city’s second location that has been granted special land use approval for...
Public Notice Announcement and Request for Comment
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday September 14, 2022, at 9:30 A.M. For meeting information please see the Public Notice Announcement by clicking here. The purpose of this public meeting is to hear complaints and receive the...
Marijuana Operations – Expectations for Maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency is providing guidance to licensees regarding the standard operating procedures (SOPs) they are required to maintain under the administrative rules. The bulletin is intended to provide licensees with examples of the most basic procedures...
Voters in Growing Number of States to Decide on Marijuana Legalization This November
State officials this week approved a citizens’ initiative for the November ballot that seeks to legalize the adult-use possession and sale of marijuana in North Dakota. The proposed ballot measure allows adults to possess, purchase, and home-cultivate...
Cheech and Chong’s Cannabis Company launches in Michigan
After decades of using — and joking about — pot, comedy duo Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong have entered the cannabis business themselves. Cheech and Chong’s Cannabis Company launches in the Michigan market on Thursday. Its products, which include flower, concentrates,...
Andrew Brisbo Leaving CRA: Rick Thompson Provides Analysis
Earlier this month, Gov. Whitmer's office announced that Cannabis Regulatory Agency Director Andrew Brisbo was taking a new position at Michigan LARA as Director Of Construction Codes. The surprise move is analyzed by Rick Thompson, Executive Director of Michigan...
Lab Shopping Accusations Create Tough Environment For Cannabis Testing Labs
Linda Palmatier recently closed her Kalamazoo cannabis testing facility, The Spott Laboratory, hoping state regulators create what she sees as a more level playing field for business owners. Palmatier, who opened The Spott Laboratory in 2014 while Michigan had...
