Women’s History Month: Q&A With Marijuana Industry Pioneer Greta Carter
“Everything I dreamt and hoped to have accomplished in this industry has come to fruition. I am truly living the dream.” That’s how marijuana-industry pioneer Greta Carter began a conversation with Marijuana Business Daily for an interview to mark March’s...
Virtual Hash Bash To Mark 50th Year Of Celebrating Cannabis Culture
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Hash Bash will be returning this year as a virtual variety-show-style production, free to the public, featuring activists and entertainers from around the state and country. The emergence of Covid-19's new "Variant of Concern" on the...
Four20 Post March 10 – Anquenette Jameson Sarfoh On Her High Teas, Details On Virtual Hash Bash April 3
On Four20 Post Wednesday at 1 pm, Anquenette Jamison Sarfoh, former Fox 2 News anchor, joins Mike Brennan, Jamie Cooper, and Rick Thompson to talk about social equity and her series of High Tea parties she has made popular. The team then will provide details on the...
Lawsuit Challenges Detroit Recreational Marijuana Shop Licensing Rules
Detroit’s new ordinance regulating licensing for recreational marijuana shops, which gives preferences to longtime Detroiters, has sparked a lawsuit claiming the rule is unfair and could unravel the city's plans to license stores. In the suit filed Tuesday in Wayne...
Michigan’s First Tribally-Owned Cannabis Company Expanding
The state's first tribally owned cannabis company is looking to expand. The Northern Light Cannabis Company plans for the expansion to take place in the spring. It will include exterior renovations to be done in April, enhanced grow operations in May, product line...
Customer Loyalty Programs Offer Clear Benefits For Cannabis Provisioning Centers
Loyalty programs, long a staple of consumer marketing strategies, have found a place among regulated cannabis retailers in the United States and Canada. By offering perks such as discounts, points, special offers and new-product notifications, retail operators say...
MRA Social Equity Education and Outreach Session March 11: License Types Needed For Operations
The MRA social equity education and outreach session March 11 will be brought to you through Zoom webinar. During this session a representative from the Field Operations section of the MRA Enforcement Division will provide information on operating multiple license...
First Adult-Use Marijuana Payments Distributed to Michigan Municipalities, Counties
The Michigan Department of Treasury is distributing nearly $10 million to more than 100 municipalities and counties as a part of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act. This week, 38 cities, seven villages, 21 townships and 38 counties began...
Michigan Cannabis Companies Are Developing New Ways Of Categorizing Their Products for Consumers
Gorilla Glue? Pineapple Express? OG Kush? Purple Haze? What were they smoking when they named some of these strains? For the uninitiated, navigating the sometimes wacky world of strain names can make you feel like you're already high. In recent years, however,...
Cannabis-Infused Beverage Sales Up 40 Percent, Helped By Consumers Seeking Convenient Products
Sales of cannabis-infused beverages were up 40% last year, as companies sought to capitalize on new marijuana consumers seeking a familiar form of consumption and those looking for an alternative to alcoholic drinks. Marijuana beverage companies, for example, have...
