Oregon Marijuana Companies Enjoy Booming Market Fueled By Pandemic, Consumers Shunning Illicit Suppliers
Oregon recreational marijuana companies are experiencing the best market conditions in years, with demand far outpacing supply because of the COVID-19 pandemic and more consumers forgoing the illicit market in favor of legal retailers. But the question remains whether...
Report: Michigan Marijuana Jobs Doubled In 2020
A new report claims the number of people working in Michigan’s marijuana industry doubled over the past year. It’s difficult to put a firm number on Michigan pot employment since no government agency or industry group is tracking it. But Seattle-based cannabis...
Michigan’s Marijuana Industry Surpasses Oregon In Cannabis Jobs, Report Says
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, according to a new cannabis industry jobs report. Leafly, a Seattle-based marijuana media organization, uses available revenue...
Michigan Appeals Court OKs Medical Marijuana For Those On Probation
Michigan judges may no longer ban the use of medical marijuana by an offender on probation who is a state-registered medical marijuana user, according to the Michigan Court of Appeals. The court’s 3-0 decision last week was in a published opinion establishing a...
Marijuana Organizations to Biden: Pardon All Non-Violent Pot Offenders
Some of America's largest marijuana trade and advocacy groups are calling for President Joe Biden to pardon nonviolent marijuana offenders across the country. In a public letter addressed to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the National Organization for the Reform of...
Holland Township Marijuana Dispensary Raided By State Police
Michigan State Police raided a marijuana dispensary in Holland Township this week. Police searched Pure West Compassion Clinic, 840 N. Black River Drive, Wednesday, Feb. 10. The clinic is owned and operated by Christopher Martinez, an advocate for the...
MRA Updated Sampling Requirements for Concentrates and Infused Products
The MRA has updated the Sampling and Testing Technical Guide. The majority of the guide is applicable to Laboratories only. However, Cultivators and Producers should take note of the new sampling protocols and minimum sampling requirements for concentrates and infused...
NORML Sends Letter To President Biden To Remind Him Of Campaign Promise To Decriminalize Marijuana
At NORML, we believe in holding people accountable. On November 20th of 2019, President Biden proclaimed: “I think we should decriminalize marijuana, period. And I think everyone – anyone who has a record – should be let out of jail, their records expunged, be...
3M Eyes Hemp For Adhesives, Packaging Replacements
Industrial conglomerate 3M Co. thinks hemp can be part of the sustainability “megatrend” and is looking at hemp components to do everything from strengthening packaging tape to helping grow human tissue and organs. But the company sees a lot of kinks to work out in...
Former NBA Star Isiah Thomas Invests $3 million In His Hemp And Marijuana Company
NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas is investing $3 million in his company One World Pharma, which grows hemp and marijuana in Colombia. Thomas, who played 13 seasons for the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, became CEO of One World Pharma in July. The company is located in Las Vegas...
