Cannabis Billboards Face a Ban in Michigan
Cannabis companies have precious few options when it comes to advertising. With the federal government still listing marijuana as an illegal drug, the industry faces strict regulations on advertising its products and services. The situation has left companies...
Chicago City Council Votes To Allow Cannabis Sales Downtown
The Chicago City Council voted 33-13 Monday to allow cannabis to be sold legally downtown — while keeping rules in place to prevent Michigan Avenue from becoming a “pot paradise.” Backed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the loosened rules are designed to help Black and Latino...
Body and Mind Enters Michigan Cannabis Market
Body and Mind Inc, a multi-state operator focused on limited license markets, plans to enter the Michigan market with fully funded dispensary, cultivation and production facilities. BaM, through wholly owned subsidiaries, has leveraged its expertise of navigating...
Skymint Buys 3Fifteen Cannabis, Lands $70 Million Loan, Gets $8 Million Investment
ANN ARBOR - The wave of consolidations in the Michigan cannabis market continued Tuesday when SKYMINT announced the acquisition of 3Fifteen Cannabis, the closing of its concurrent $70 million Senior Secured Term Loan from Tropics LP, an affiliate of SunStream Bancorp...
Feds Could Pump Up To $100 Million Into Michigan’s Rapidly Growing Hemp Industry
Michigan’s hemp industry could get up to $100 million in federal funds to help it compete globally under a proposal pushed by a nationwide growers association. The state is one of four — along with Oregon, New York and Florida — with emerging hemp industries...
Proposal To Turn Adrian Mall Into Marijuana Retail Center
One of those prospective ways of revitalizing the closed Adrian Mall was pitched last week to the Adrian City Commission during its premeeting work study session. Developers based out of New York spoke virtually with the commission regarding the potential of turning...
Four20 Post: Cloud Cannabis Buys Kalamazoo Cultivator, Partners With Wonderbrett
Cloud Cannabis Co-Founder John McLeod joins the gang at Four20 Post to talk about his company's purchase of a Kalamazoo cultivator and its 70,000 square foot facility, his new partnership with California grower Wonderbrett, and his plans to open a half dozen more...
Live Coverage Of The Medical Caregiver Rally In Lansing
Rick Thompson, Executive Director of Michigan NORML, and Dan Sparrow, co-founder of Sparrow Consulting, provided live coverage of the Michigan Medical Caregiver Rally in Lansing on Sept. 15. The Rally was scheduled in anticipation of new legislation introduced that...
New Standard Opened Cannabis Dispensary In Ann Arbor
Michigan cannabis company New Standard opened a new dispensary in Ann Arbor this month, the brand's eighth, is at 811 N. Main St., Ann Arbor. The store is opened for both adult-use customers ages 21 and older and card-carrying medical marijuana patients ages 18 and...
Cannabis School Now In Session In Pontiac
The idea of a cannabis school is not so outlandish as it used to sound. From the moment the medical marijuana law was passed in 2008 somebody has been offering lessons on how to grow and do the other things necessary for the industry. Those lessons have spanned from...
