Divide Opens Over L.A. Cannabis Social Equity Licenses, Management Contracts
Months of anger over prized marijuana social equity licenses in Los Angeles boiled over recently, when the California Minority Alliance (CMA) accused a Black cannabis executive and his company of exploiting other minorities through “predatory” business deals. The CMA...
Chart: US Cannabis Industry’s Economic Impact Could Top $130 billion By 2024
American marijuana businesses could pump up to $130 billion on an annual basis into the U.S. economy by 2024, a staggering figure that highlights the true reach of the nation’s cannabis industry. Estimates published in the newly released Marijuana Business...
Hemp Hour: US Hemp Certification, Transparency In Hemp Supply Chain
iHemp Hour guests on July 16 included: Certification Programs, Marielle Weintraub, PhD plus U.S. Hemp Authority President Transparency in Hemp Supply Chain, Dr. Richard McDermott and Terri Miller of Signakey. You’re going to want to watch this video if you are a hemp...
Zero Applications So Far For Alpena Medical Cannabis Provisioning Centers
Alpena has since July 3 been open to accepting medical marijuana license applications, but, surprisingly to some, none have yet been submitted. The deadline is Aug. 16 for applications to be submitted for consideration. The city’s medical marijuana ordinance passed...
Four20 Post Features Michigan Cannabis Experts, Interviews With Local And National Marijuana Newsmakers
The second edition of Four20 Post aired Wednesday and we've got the video link embedded at the bottom of this story. The show featured local cannabis experts Jamie Cooper and Rick Thompson. Also on the show Wednesday were Amy Brown, co-owner of ABKO Labs, Andrew...
ABKO Reopens For Cannabis, Hemp Testing As ABKO 2.0
ABKO Labs, a state licensed facility that offers Michigan compliant medical marijuana testing, has relaunched after a brief pause to improve operations. As a result, the company has changed its name to ABKO 2.0. One result of the improvements made is ABKO 2.0...
AndCan Index: Demand For US Legal Cannabis Products Rebounds In April
Demand for legal cannabis products in the United States rebounded in April 2020 after flat growth in March, reports Anderson Economic Group’s monthly AndCan®Index. AEG’s experts produce this monthly measurement by closely following 50 state trends for both the...
Fast-growing Michigan Recreational Cannabis Market Faces Tight Supply, Few Municipal Opt-Ins
Michigan’s 7-month-old recreational marijuana market is growing quickly, with sales up from nearly $7 million in the first month of sales last December to more than $39 million in May. The Marijuana Business Factbook estimates Michigan’s 2020...
Recreational Cannabis and Social Consumption Lounges Arrive In Ypsilanti With Oz
Recreational cannabis has arrived in Ypsilanti. Oz Cannabis is the first company to receive both city- and state-approval as a marijuana retailer selling medical and adult-use cannabis. The Oz store, located at 19 N. Hamilton is having a Grand...
Michigan Marijuana Report and Four20 Post Survey Cannabis Industry
Michigan Marijuana Report and Four20 Post will give a free sponsorship, awarded randomly, to one of the respondents of our 2020 Industry Survey. The results of the survey will be made public in September. Participate in the survey.
