Why Red Oklahoma Is Home To Booming Medical Marijuana Market
People outside the cannabis industry might be surprised to learn that the most liberal medical marijuana market in the country isn’t California anymore. Nor is it Colorado, Oregon or another left-leaning blue state. It’s politically conservative Oklahoma. The red...
Clarence Thomas Says Federal Laws Against Marijuana May No Longer Be Necessary
Clarence Thomas, one of the Supreme Court's most conservative justices, said Monday that because of the hodgepodge of federal policies on marijuana, federal laws against its use or cultivation may no longer make sense. "A prohibition on interstate use or...
Hero Project To Help Military Veterans, MRA License Holders Meet Social Equity Requirements
ANN ARBOR - Anton Harb Jr. is a US Army Veteran who served in Iraq. He, like many of his fellow veterans, suffered from PTSD and also overcame cancer from the burn pits. He has become the face of the Hero Project that will work with Michigan Marijuana Regulatory...
Upheaval Often Follows After Legacy Marijuana Companies Go Public
After the famed Oakland-based marijuana dispensary Harborside went public in 2019, long-term employees noticed a change within the company: a cultural shift from the activist roots of Harborside’s founders to a more buttoned-down corporate atmosphere. They didn’t like...
Cannabis News On Four20 Post June 23 With Rick Thompson
Cannabis Activist Rick Thompson provides the latest news about the cannabis industry in Michigan and nationwide in this edition of Four20 Post, seen live on Facebook each Wednesday at 1 pm. You can watch at www.facebook.com/M2Techcast https://youtu.be/pC_7S9DzMH0
Hemp And It’s 20,000 Uses Represents Michigan’s Newest Cash Crop
Leadership from the Industrial Hemp Association of Michigan joins MITech TV co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush explore the legal world of growing hemp, a crop that can be used to make 20,000 products and not just medicinal CBD. Hempcrete also is the topic since...
Michigan Cities Early To Opt In See Economic Development Benefits Of Recreational Cannabis
Cities that were early to opt in to recreational cannabis are now seeing the benefits from entrepreneurs redeveloping old properties into sleek, modern retail businesses. Muskegon, for example, initially created a medical marijuana overlay district to steer...
60-Second Script For Getting Pulled Over For Smoking Performed by Pot Brothers A Law
The Pot Brothers at Law, two Los Angeles attorneys who specialize in cannabis law, have developed a 60 second script that anyone pulled over by law enforcement who also have been smoking in the vehicle can say to keep from going to jail. Everything in the script...
Connecticut Lawmakers Pass Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill, Send To Governor
Connecticut lawmakers on Thursday approved a social equity-focused, recreational marijuana market that is expected to generate more than $700 million in sales within a few years, becoming the fourth state legislature to approve adult-use cannabis in 2021. Gov. Ned...
Virtual Cannabis Forum June 17
More than 18,000 workers are employed in Michigan’s marijuana industry, nearly double the number of cannabis jobs in the state a year ago. Michigan employs the sixth most cannabis industry employees in the nation and in 2020 increased its share faster than most other...
