MedMen Co-Founders Bierman, Modlin Return To Cannabis Industry With Different California Company
Less than a year after being ousted from leadership posts at California-based MedMen Enterprises, former CEO Adam Bierman and ex-President Andrew Modlin have found a route back into the legal marijuana industry – working for a separate cannabis company...
Alpena Council To Allow More Medical Marijuana Shops
The Alpena Municipal Council is working to remove a cap on how many medical marijuana provisioning centers can operate in the city. Council members voted 3-2 to direct city staff to draft an ordinance that would undo the limit, with Mike Nowak and Danny Mitchell...
Recreational Cannabis Blends Into Small-Town Michigan
More than two years after recreational marijuana was approved by Michigan voters, and 15 months after recreational marijuana shops began to open across the state, dozens of smaller, often rural communities are betting big on pot, even as some larger cities have been...
Michigan’s Short’s Brewing, Skymint Partner To Make Moscow Mule Gummies
In celebration of National Moscow Mule Day, two Michigan favorites teamed up again to bring a fusion gummy bursting with flavor and packing a buzz that hits shelves Wednesday. Short's Brewing Co. and Skymint premiered a new lime and ginger gummy infused with THC...
Four20 Post: We Explore Michigan’s Social Equity Program With People Of Color
On Four20Post at 1 pm March 3, the focus will be on Michigan’s Cannabis Social Equity Program that seeks to make it easier for people of color to own cannabis-related businesses, such as provisioning centers, grow facilities and more. Joining Michigan Marijuana Report...
Virginia First Southern State To Vote To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Virginia stood poised to become the first Southern state to legalize marijuana after lawmakers approved a bill aimed in part at ending disparate treatment faced by people of color in the criminal justice system. The bill, sent to Gov. Ralph...
Michigan Prepares To Harness Free Market To Boost Social Equity Cannabis Business Ownership
The State of Michigan is on the verge of implementing the Solomonic solution for cannabis social equity that leverages the free market. Last month, the state’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency proposed creating the Michigan Marijuana Market, “a crowdfunding platform...
Idaho Senate Approves Constitutional Ban On Marijuana
The Idaho Senate has passed a resolution that bans the production, sale, and possession of cannabis in the state. The decision is in sharp contrast to what lawmakers and voters are doing in other states. If passed by the Idaho House of Representatives by a...
MRA Reminds Applicants of Upcoming License Eligibility Changes
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) today issued a reminder that, beginning March 1, 2021, applicants are no longer required to hold an active medical marijuana license to be eligible for the following adult-use licenses: Marijuana Retailer, Marijuana Processor,...
California Marijuana Companies Face More State Tax Audits, Facing Millions Of Dollars In Unpaid Taxes
Three years after the launch of California’s legal marijuana market, cannabis tax experts warn the industry should expect state regulators to ramp up tax enforcement, noting that several audits of MJ businesses are already underway. As a result, many companies might...
