Houghton Planning Commission Approves Special Use Permit For Cannabis Provisioning Center
The Houghton Planning Commission approved a special use permit Tuesday for a recreational marijuana retailer looking to open in Houghton. Lume Cannabis, which also operates the Fire Station in Negaunee Township, submitted the request for its planned 2,688-square-foot...
McConnell Slams Pelosi Over Claim Marijuana Is A ‘Proven’ Therapy Amid Coronavirus Debate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took a shot at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Tuesday, criticizing recent comments she made defending marijuana provisions that were included in her chamber’s latest coronavirus relief legislation. The majority...
Chart: Cannabis Consumption Preferences Cross Generations As Millennials And Baby Boomers Favor Inhalable Products
For all the strife that seems to exist between millennials and baby boomers, when it comes to marijuana consumption, the two generations actually have much in common. But key differences also exist, which affects how businesses will need to focus their messaging...
Former Saturday Night Star Jim Belushi To Air Cannabis Series On Discovery Channel Aug. 19
Former Saturday Night Live star Jim Belushi will launch a new reality series on the Discovery Channel called Growing Belushi. The series dives into his growing cannabis business. Belushi prides himself on being man of passion and talent, and now those qualities are...
Securatech CEO Patros To Explain How To Build Cannabis Business From Ground Up
FARMINGTON HILLS - Securatech CEO Rudy Patros will be one of the speakers Aug. 18 at the Benzinga Virtual Cannabis Conference. He will discuss how to build a cannabis business from the ground up.Patros has been involved in the video security business for decades and...
RAIR Provisioning Center Coming To Big Rapids
A new marijuana provisioning center, RAIR, is estimated to begin construction this September in front of Dunham's Sports, at 702 Perry Avenue. “We were anxious to get into the cannabis industry, like many businesses,” RAIR Chief Operating Officer Patrick Frakes said....
Study: Cumulative Use of Cannabis Not Associated with Heart Abnormalities at Middle Age
Neither the current nor the cumulative lifetime use of cannabis is associated with heart abnormalities at middle age, according to clinical data published in the journal Addiction. An international team of researchers from Switzerland and the United...
FDA Reports on Purity of Commercially Available CBD Products
Fewer than half of the commercially available hemp/CBD products tested this year by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) contain percentages of cannabidiol that are consistent with the products’ labelling, according to data provided by the agency in a recently...
Red White & Bloom Brands to Acquire Platinum Vape and PharmaCo of Michigan
Less than a week after inking a $35 million agreement to purchase California-based cannabis company Platinum Vape, Toronto’s Red White & Bloom Brands (RWB) announced Monday plans to acquire Michigan’s PharmaCo Inc. In a news release, RWB said it had...
Royal Oak Commission OKs Recreational Marijuana Licensing Ordinance
The Royal Oak City Commission on Monday approved an ordinance for recreational marijuana sales in the city and a measure detailing where the businesses can locate. By a 5-2 vote, the commission first approved a recreational marijuana licensing ordinance slated to...
