Marijuana Banking Bill Will Not Be A Part Of America COMPETES Act
Marijuana banking legislation will not be included in the final version of the United States Innovation and Competition Act (a/k/a The America COMPETES Act), bipartisan congressional members concluded, Punchbowl News reported last week. Even though the U.S. House of...
Analysis: Cannabis Consumers Less Likely to Be Diagnosed With Liver Cancer
Adults with a recent history of cannabis use are twice less likely to be diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (the most common type of liver cancer) than are those with no history of use, according to data published in the scientific journal Cureus....
Grand Haven Ops In For Recreational Cannabis, But Restricted To Green Zones
Grand Haven will join dozens of communities statewide that allow cannabis sales for adult recreational use, though local officials have placed significant zoning restrictions on where retailers and other facilities could operate. The land use ordinance the Grand Haven...
True North Collective Hires Kelly Garety, Jamie Cooper For Director Positions
True North Collective, a grower and processor, has made a couple of executive hires, Kelly Garety as Director Of Sales and Strategic Development and Jamie Cooper as Director of Marketing. Kelly previously worked for ABKO Labs; and Jamie will continue to serve as...
Tom Lavigne From Cannabis Counsel Updates Marijuana Legal News
Tom Lavigne, an attorney with Cannabis Counsel, joins the Four20 Post Live team to talk about hot cannabis legal issues today, including Michigan House Bill 5512, new Cannabis Regulatory Agency licensing fees - spoiler alert they went down - and other topics. You can...
Wiz Khalifa In Grand Rapids To Launch Khalifa Kush
We’ll finally be able to get our hands on Wiz Khalifa’s weed come Saturday, June 25. Not his personal stash — his cannabis brand Khalifa Kush will be available in Michigan exclusively at Gage Cannabis locations. The “Black and Yellow” rapper will be making an...
Rachel Berry, Kim Croes, Alex Escher iHemp Hour Noon June 23
Rachel Berry is the Director of Regional Leaders for the U.S. Hemp Building Association and the Founder and CEO of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association. She is a first-generation regenerative farmer raising poultry, growing heirloom vegetables, native medicinal...
Update to MMFL Employee Background Check – Pending Charges and Convictions Process
The CRA has updated the medical facility license employee background check process for hiring prospective employees with pending charges or convictions. The updated process can be found in this bulletin. Questions regarding this update can be directed to...
Study: Cognitive Effects In Midlife Of Long-Term Cannabis Use
As of June, 37 US states have passed medical cannabis laws and 19 states have legalized recreational cannabis. Cannabis has proven beneficial for a range of conditions such as childhood seizure disorders, nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite in people with HIV/AIDs....
Analysis: Cannabis Use Inversely Associated With Obesity In Hep C Patients
Cannabis use is inversely associated with obesity in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research. A team of French researchers assessed the relationship between lifetime...
