Lake Superior State University Offers First Cannabis Chemistry Scholarships
The Cannabis Center of Excellence at Lake Superior State University achieved another first recently. In 2019, it opened as the first cannabis chemistry program in the nation. And now, LSSU offers its first cannabis chemistry scholarship. Hazel Park, Mich.-based...
Hero Project Aims To Help Veterans
On Four20 Post March 31, we announced the Hero Project, our new charity to provide financial help, job training and later housing for America’s Veterans. On the show was our first Veterans charity, Michigan Veterans for Cannabis Network, and our first processor, The...
Marijuana Foes Seek To Impose THC Potency Caps To Curb Industry’s Growth
Marijuana opponents, frustrated by the growing number of legalization victories across the U.S., are increasingly trying to rein in the industry by proposing state-level caps on THC potency. The push involves at least six bills introduced in four state legislatures:...
New York To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
State lawmakers finalized a deal on Thursday to legalize recreational marijuana in New York, paving the way for a potential $4.2 billion industry that could create tens of thousands of jobs and become one of the largest markets in the country. Following...
FILMORGANIC Talks Biodegradable Mulch On iHemp Hour
At noon April 1, Filmorganic will appear on the iHemp Hour to provide details on its 3rd-party certified compostable-biodegradable mulch film. After harvest, it is disked into the soil. A few months after disking, micro-organisms commonly found in the ground transform...
Study: “No Evidence” That Medical Cannabis Access Laws Encourage Youth Marijuana Use
Neither the enactment of medical cannabis legalization laws nor the establishment of dispensaries are associated with any upticks in young people’s use of marijuana, according to data published in the journal Substance Abuse. A team of investigators affiliated with...
Ohio’s Growing Medical Marijuana Market Poised To Reach $400 Million In Sales A Year
After a bumpy start, Ohio’s medical marijuana market is strengthening and prospects for long-term sales growth are brightening. Issues linger, such as restrictive patient-purchase limits, low patient participation and insufficient cultivation capacity. But the market...
Madison, Wisconsin: First City in U.S. to Allow Public Pot Smoking
In December, Madison, Wisconsin legalized use and possession of marijuana, joining a handful of other cities that have liberalized their cannabis laws. The new law also allows adult residents to smoke pot on public sidewalks. The caveat is no smoking in school...
Cannabis Companies Have Made a Deal With the Devil
Cannabis companies in the United States have engaged in tricky sale/leaseback arrangements with the nation’s largest provider of capital to the industry. Many of those leaseback loans have 16-year ironclad contracts which started at an outrageous interest rate- a rate...
Sons Of Norway Lodge To Become Marijuana Shop, Lounge And Grow Operation In Muskegon
A former Sons of Norway lodge soon will become a cannabis retail store, consumption lounge and grow operation. The former lodge at the corner of Harvey Street and Marquette Avenue on Muskegon’s north side recently was added to the city’s marijuana overlay district. It...
