Michigan Marijuana Report Sponsorships Benefit Veterans
Michigan Marijuana Report and Four20 Post Sponsorships will benefit veteran charities from Memorial Day through Labor Day. During this period, 10% of sponsor revenue for the website, email publication, and streaming show will benefit Hero Project USA. Editor Mike...
METRC System Outage Illustrates System Unable to Handle Caregiver Tracking
METRC, the system used by many states to track cannabis from seed to sale, was inoperative in Michigan for one and one-half hours on Wednesday, June 9. By itself this is not a remarkable event, as METRC frequently crashes, but the vulnerability of the system is...
Want To Work In Cannabis? Free Virtual Michigan Cannabis Career Fair June 12
On June 12th, cannabis industry professional network Vangst and touCanna, a woman/minority-owned Michigan-based software company, will be hosting a Virtual Career Fair for the Michigan Cannabis Market. The event will have moderated cannabis panels with industry...
Black-Owned Marijuana Grow-Processing Facility Coming To Inkster
A new $6 million marijuana growing and processing facility broke ground Friday in Inkster. When it opens as soon as this fall, it will become one of just a few Black-owned cannabis businesses in Michigan. The 25,500-square-foot facility at 2615 Bayhan, being...
Unity Rd. Cannabis Franchise Partners With Mother-Son Duo For Detroit Dispensary
If there are going to be cannabis retail stores, it's a given that there will be cannabis retail franchises. Let's call it a next step that Unity Rd., a national cannabis business, has inked an agreement for its first Michigan- (and Detroit)-based retail franchise....
Common Citizen Adds Amanda McCrary, Former Dow HR Leader, To Team
Common Citizen announced Tuesday that Amanda McCrary has joined its team as Chief Citizen Officer. In her new role, McCrary is responsible for identifying qualified job candidates to help serve the unique, individual needs of Common Citizen’s patients and adult-use...
Marijuana Legalization Efforts Get Boost From Billions In Cannabis Tax Dollars
Adult-use marijuana programs are generating billions of dollars in tax revenues for state governments each year – bolstering the economic and equity case for legalization in other markets across the country as well as at the federal level. States with legal adult-use...
Revenue From Marijuana Tax Goes To Equity Programs In Washtenaw County
Racial equity-based programs and initiatives around Washtenaw County will now be funded by the annual revenue made from marijuana taxes. During a meeting on June 2, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners approved a budget amendment allocating the annual revenue...
Four20 Post: Cannabis Caregivers Under Attack; New Caregivers Association Launching In Response
On Four20 Post June 9, we took a look at the controversy swirling around efforts by large cannabis companies to lobby for more regulations for medical cannabis caregivers that would reduce the number of plants they can grow and patients they can serve – the very group...
12 Successful CEOs Who Have Admitted to Using Marijuana
Traditionally, marijuana use has come with an associated level of stigma attached to it, especially in the professional world. While taking constant cigarette breaks or having a few too many drinks during happy hour has become socially acceptable in the...
