Former Detroit Lions Calvin Johnson And Rob Sims Hit The Cannabis Industry
It may be time to get a little Primitiv with your cannabis. Primitiv, the brand from former Detroit Lions Rob Sims and Calvin Johnson, could be coming to a dispensary near you. "We came up with the name because we believe this is like the original medicine," says...
How Cannabis Companies Use Technology To Get Direct Consumer Feedback
Cannabis producers and retailers alike have a stake in improving their product selection, and acting on customer feedback can be a powerful tool for boosting loyalty. New technologies offer new ways to get that feedback, rewarding marijuana businesses with rich...
Indoor Cannabis Grow Centers Responsible for 10% of Industrial Electricity Consumption in Massachusetts
Indoor cultivation of cannabis is responsible for about 10% of all industrial electricity consumption in Massachusetts, a representative from the Northeast Sustainable Cannabis Project estimated Tuesday as he called on lawmakers to allow marijuana and hemp growers to...
Corporate Cannabis Companies Lobby For Caregiver Crackdown In Michigan
A trade group that represents some of the largest cannabis companies in Michigan is lobbying for more regulations for medical marijuana caregivers, pushing some activists to boycott several popular pot brands — including Skymint, Pleasantrees and High Life Farms in...
Cannabis Company On ‘Growth Spree’ Expands Into West Michigan With 8 Stores
A Michigan cannabis company, which began the year operating one retail store, expects to end 2021 with 10 locations, the majority in West Michigan. Some of the first recreational marijuana stores in West Michigan have been rebranded as New Standard, while several new...
Cannabis Park And Grocery Store Coming To Pontiac After Legal Victory
A proposed $40 million cannabis park in Pontiac is moving forward after a judge sided with the developer in a long legal dispute with the city. Construction on Greenwood Plaza could begin this summer at the site of an abandoned Kmart complex on South Glenwood. The...
Cannabis Franchise Signs Agreement for Michigan, Signaling Statewide Development Plans
Unity Rd., the cannabis dispensary franchise from Item 9 Labs Corp. announced the signing of its newest agreement alongside expansion plans for the state of Michigan. The brand’s growth strategy is twofold, including both helping interested entrepreneurs enter the...
Cannabis Center of Excellence at Lake Superior State University Moves Further into the Vanguard With Its First Endowed Scholarship
Trailblazing continues for the Cannabis Center of Excellence at Lake Superior State University. In 2019, the center opened as the first cannabis chemistry program in the nation. In April 2021, the center announced its first cannabis chemistry scholarship, an annual...
Price Per Milligram Of THC Declining In Cannabis-Infused Products
The average price per milligram of THC in infused cannabis products such as beverages and edibles has declined steadily since January 2020, a likely sign of increased competition as marijuana markets mature. Noninhalable marijuana products vary by size, dosage and...
Veteran Marijuana Research Grant Program
The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (Initiated Law 1 of 2018) was passed by the voters of the state of Michigan in November 2018 and, among other things, creates the Marihuana Regulation Fund in the state treasury and requires the Marijuana...
