Biden Taps Marijuana Legalization Supporter To Lead Democratic National Committee
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is a strong backer of marijuana legalization—the latest example of a nominee holding cannabis policy reform views that go further than the incoming president’s. If confirmed by party...
Michigan Marijuana Report Audience Growing Rapidly
Dan Keelan, publisher of the Michigan Marijuana Report, updates how much the digital publication has grown in the past year and hints at some of the new programs that will be launched in 2021. As a disclaimer, Mike Brennan is Editor of MIMarijuanaReport.Com....
Four20Post: Two Edibles Makers Tell You How To Do It
On Four20Post Jan. 13, we interviewed Rachel King, co-founder of Kaneh cannabis, which makes infused edible cookies and brownies and sells them in Michigan, and Travis Wilson, owner operator of Noble Road, the only edibles company in Michigan to make their products...
Ten Marijuana Businesses Sue Berkley Over Licensing Process
Ten marijuana companies filed suit against the Detroit suburb of Berkley, Michigan, in an attempt to overturn a license scoring process that left all of them without business permits. According to C&G Newspapers, the city identified three cannabis...
Michigan’s Recreational Cannabis Sales Were Up 482 Percent In 2020
New data from Headset, a company that analyzes cannabis consumer trends, revealed that recreational weed sales in Michigan rose by 482 percent between January and December of last year. In January, rec weed sales were somewhere around $9.8 million, and by December had...
Michigan Growers Deal With the Flint Water Crisis
Flint, Michigan, has a water crisis. In my hometown, we can't drink our water. Too much lead, too many microbes. The Red Cross brought a faucet filter and a case of water to our door, but that's a temporary solution for a long-term situation. The human cost of this...
Study: Marijuana Use Not Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
A history of marijuana use is not associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease, according to data published in the journal Cureus. A team of investigators affiliated with Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of...
What 2020 Revealed About The Future Of Marijuana Legalization In The U.S.
Every ballot initiative involving the decriminalization or legalization of marijuana passed in the 2020 election. Voters in New Jersey and Arizona chose to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. Mississippi voted to legalize medical marijuana use, and...
Washtenaw Prosecutor Won’t Charge People For Marijuana, Shrooms, Other Psychedelics
Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit has announced his office will not charge people for use, possession or small-scale distribution of marijuana and entheogenic plants, including magic mushrooms and other naturally occurring psychedelics. In addition, the...
Edibles Outperform Cannabis Industry Growth In 2020 On COVID-Spurred Sales Surge
Sales of edibles skyrocketed across the nation in 2020 as consumers shied away from inhalable forms of cannabis during the COVID-19 pandemic in favor of more discreet consumption methods. The surge is prompting edibles manufacturers to invest in research and...
