Michigan Banking Groups Back Federal Cannabis Bill
Federal legislation advancing through Congress this session could lead to more banks serving marijuana-related businesses in the U.S. and Michigan. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act passed the U.S. House in April on a bipartisan 321-101 vote. The bill...
If Marijuana Were Alcohol, Most Michigan Customers Are Drinking Moonshine
If current retail marijuana preferences were analogized to alcohol, the most sought after-strains would always be Everclear, chosen solely for THC potency, said David Egerton, a chemist who runs a Michigan lab that tests cannabis products. THC content is one of the...
iHemp Hour May 13 Features Susan Barnhardt Of SHEMP – Mix Of Wool And Fiber Hemp
SHEMP is an innovative mix of nature's cleverest renewables – WOOL and FIBER HEMP resulting in a USA-produced worsted textile yarn with unique performance, appearance, and environmental properties. She will join co-hosts Dave Crabill, Blain Becktold and Mike Brennan...
Red States Embracing Medical Marijuana
Many of the nation’s medical marijuana holdouts are giving in as pot activists make inroads this year with conservative strongholds — and are poised to notch more wins in the coming weeks. Medical marijuana bills are advancing in the Republican-controlled legislatures...
Four20 Post: C3 Industries Update, Northern Specialty Health Joins Hero Project, Roberts Webinar Update
On Four20 Post May 12, C3 Industries CEO Ankur Rungta updated the expansion plans for his vertically integrated Michigan cannabis company that includes grow operations and multiple provisioning centers. Penny Milkey CEO of Northern Specialty Health became first...
Jeff Daniels With His Latest Music Video: What If Jesus Was A Stoner
Michigan's own mega actor, musician and friend of cannabis, Jeff Daniels, plays one of his most popular songs he podcast during the pandemic: (What If) Jesus Was a Stoner. https://player.vimeo.com/video/515971112
MDARD Guidance: Hemp In Food And Dairy Products
MDARD has released guidance regarding hemp in food and dairy products. MDARD's guidance can be found here. MRA licensed facilities and establishments should be aware that any edible product that does not contain marijuana is subject to the above guidance issued by...
Canna Social Equity Fund Launched
MUSKEGON – Connie Maxim-Sparrow joined MITech TV Host Mike Brennan to introduce the CannaSocialEquityFund.Org to help contributors formulate goals related to social equity programs that promote change at the community level in the State of Michigan with particular...
Michigan’s Largest Cannabis Companies Want Hemp-Based Delta-8 Regulated
A group of the state’s largest cannabis companies is lobbying the Michigan state legislature to regulate Delta-8 THC, primarily manufactured from legal hemp-derived CBD, in the same way Delta-9 THC is grown by association members. On Tuesday, Michigan Cannabis...
New Bill Would Set Legal Limit for Driving While Under the Influence of Marijuana
The bill's sponsor, state Rep. Pamela Hornberger, R-Chesterfield Township, said it will hold people who drive high accountable. But St. Clair County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Steve Guilliat said the law might be difficult to enforce and the medical community has not...
