Surgeon General: There’s No Value In Locking Up People For Marijuana Use
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Sunday said he doesn’t believe there is “value” in people being incarcerated for marijuana use, with his opinion coming as Democrat lawmakers propose decriminalizing it at the federal level. “I don’t think there is value for individuals...
Cannabis First Domesticated 12,000 Years Ago: Study
Cannabis was first domesticated around 12,000 years ago in China, researchers found, after analyzing the genomes of plants from across the world. The study, published in the journal Science Advances on Friday, said the genomic history of...
What Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Could Mean For The Industry
Purveyors of legal marijuana are cautiously applauding a Democrat-backed Senate bill to end the federal prohibition of pot, saying their businesses have been stymied by banking regulations that force them to deal in cash and make them a target for...
Marijuana industry Scores $5 Billion Worth Of Legalization Wins In 2021 Via State Legislators
2021 is shaping up to be a record year for legislative-driven recreational marijuana legalization – and cannabis industry executives and advocates have lawmakers and governors in four states to thank for that. The MJBizFactbook projects those four markets...
Legal US cannabis Sales Could Top $30 Billion By 2022 Thanks To Continued Growth, New Markets
With new markets coming online and existing markets trending upward, legal cannabis sales in the U.S. are projected to surpass $30 billion in 2022, according to an updated long-term forecast by Seattle-based marijuana analytics firm Headset. This...
Four20 Post: Cannabis Tourism With MaryJane Tours, Monroe Street Fair Returning In 2022
On Four20 Post July 21, our focus was on cannabis tourism. Anthony Freed, owner of Farm Assist Wellness, talked about his latest venture, MaryJane Tours, which uses a motor coach to explore the history of cannabis in Ann Arbor. He was joined by Charlie Strackbein, who...
Using Hemp to Reduce Plastic Waste in the Cannabis Industry
When James Eichner and Ron Basak-Smith met as graduate students at the University of Colorado, they bonded over music, a love for cannabis, and a frustration over the cannabis industry’s plastic waste problem. Shortly after they met, a joint business-school project on...
Cannabis Retailer Relocates Headquarters From Ann Arbor To Livonia
One of the newest companies to locate its headquarters in western Wayne County has a unique setup: it can't legally sell its product in the city it calls home. But that's not an issue for the leadership behind Exclusive Brands, one of the state's marijuana...
Ypsilanti Township Marijuana Caregiver Grandma Argues In Court She Needs 55 Plants For Personal Use
Judith Pontius, a marijuana medical caregiver, argued in Washtenaw County Trial Court July 14 that she needs her 55 marijuana plants for personal use. If Pontius keeps her dozens of plants just for herself, her lawyer Barton Morris argued in court, she is in...
iHemp Hour: Hemp Paper Company Founder Seeks Hemp Suppliers
On the iHemp Hour July 15 at noon, Erica Halverson will talk about how her hemp paper business grew along with her quest to save the planet -- one plant at a time! She started her career path in retail and moved into a corporate structure, marking her way as a...
