Texas: Popular Cannabis Extract, Delta-8, is Illegal, Sending Retailers Scrambling
Three years after federal legislation removed the marijuana extract known as delta-8 THC from the nation's list of controlled substances, Texas health officials have put it on its own list of illegal drugs, sending a shockwave through the growing CBD retail industry...
iHemp Hour Noon Oct. 21: John Porterfield And Chuck Vollmer Talk Hemp Innovation Challenge 2.0
The Hemp Innovation Challenge is an innovation competition designed to accelerate the best future of hemp innovation on earth and beyond by supporting hemp entrepreneurs, students and others who are launching the world’s most disruptive hemp innovations for people,...
Study: Lung Damage From Black Market Vapes Was Less Common In States With Legal Cannabis, like Michigan
States that legalized marijuana may have avoided the worst outcomes from a respiratory disease outbreak tied to unregulated cannabis vaping products, a federally funded study found. In late 2019 and early 2020, a vaping-related lung disease called EVALI led...
After Delays, Happi, Michigan’s First Cannabis-Infused Beverage, Finally Launches
A new line of cannabis-infused sparkling water that's the first of its kind to be sold in Michigan is finally available for purchase at dispensaries, following weeks of delays. Happi, which debuted with a launch event in Detroit in August, was initially aiming...
Widely Counterfeited Muha Meds Vape Brand Now Licensed In Michigan
The self-described “street cannabis brand” Muha Meds has been awarded a cannabis processor license in Michigan. The license — which was first reported in a Fake Cart Detective report by DabConnection earlier this month — may surprise people who are...
Pistons Legend Ben Wallace Signs Deal To Develop Cannabis Products For RAIR
Detroit Pistons legend Ben Wallace, recently inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, has signed a deal with a Michigan-based cannabis company to develop his own products. Wallace has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Jackson-based Rair, which was founded...
‘We Need Jesus’: Proposed Marijuana Dispensary Sparks Debate In River Rouge
Marijuana has become a booming and legitimate enterprise across Michigan, but when a new business plans to set up shop, there’s often some pushback. One of Metro Detroit’s smallest communities, River Rouge, has a population of more than 7,200. It has five...
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency Announces Social Equity Education Session Featuring Creative Services
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency has announced the date, time, and location for its next Social Equity Education Session featuring Attorney Scheril Murray Powell, business development manager at Creative Services, a background screening company. Date: Thursday,...
Four20 Post: Caregiver Legislative Update, Live Interviews From MJCon In Las Vegas
On Four20 Post Oct. 20, Rick Thompson, Michigan NORML Director, will update the legislation in the Michigan House that would dramatically curtail cannabis caregivers and possibly become a prelude to restricting adult-use personal grows. Jamie Cooper, Michigan Director...
NORML Responds to Studies Identifying Link Between COVID and Cannabis Use Disorder Diagnosis
Fully vaccinated persons with a clinical diagnosis of cannabis use disorder (CUD) possess a greater risk of COVID breakthrough infections than do to similar controls, according to data published in the journal World Psychiatry. Researchers with the US National...
