Reconsider Firing Workers For Marijuana, Congress Tells Federal Agencies
In directing federal agencies to reconsider firing federal workers for state-legal consumption, promote research into cannabis and fund CBD regulations, a key US House Committee issued a series of reports that make clear that marijuana has become a mainstream issue...
Cannabis Retailer Aims To Break Down Stigma By ‘Normalizing’ Marijuana
Normalizing cannabis has been Mark Passerini’s goal since the 1990s. In 1993, the Om of Medicine owner learned cannabis was decriminalized in Ann Arbor after he and his friend were pulled over by a local police officer. It led him to pursue his passion...
Contract Cannabis Farming Gaining Popularity In California, But Practice Draws Lawsuits
To get around the enormous barriers to entry for California’s legal marijuana industry, a growing number of small farmers are increasingly turning to a practice mainstream agriculture has used for generations: so-called “contract farming.” It’s a different business...
Application Now Live for Michigan Agricultural Safety Grant Program
The application process is now open for $15 million in grants for Michigan farms and agricultural processors to mitigate risks of the COVID-19 virus across the state’s food production industry, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the Michigan...
Lume Cannabis Offers New Line Of CBD Products
Lume Cannabis Co. has launched its new line of premium CBD products available exclusively at Lume stores and Lume’s new CBD website. “We are excited to launch the Lume CBD line, which includes a wide variety of products that will meet the needs of people interested in...
C3 Industries Opens 4th Michigan Dispensary
C3 Industries opened its fourth High Profile brand dispensary on July 15 in Buchanan in southwest Michigan near the Indiana border. Two months ago, C3 Industries opened another dispensary in Grant. The company, co-owned by two University of Michigan alumni,...
iHemp Hour: CBD Retailing With Lori Putt
Growing hemp is one challenge. Setting up product development and distribution is another set of challenges. Lori Putt learned some hard lessons growing hops before the 2019 rush to grow CBD. Hang Over Hops became HOH Hempnotize and she became active with iHemp...
Michigan Cannabis Industry Licensed To Grow More Than 500,000 Plants
A rapidly growing number of marijuana plants are reaching toward high-wattage grow lights across Michigan. This has resulted in slowly decreasing retail prices for both medical and recreational marijuana. The price reductions come following a spike after the opening...
Cannabis Sales See Short-Term COVID-19 Spike
Legal cannabis sales surged to new highs in some states even as COVID-19 caused record unemployment levels and billions in lost income. Experts at Anderson Economic Group, who have tracked legal cannabis demand through the AndCan® Index since 2015, suspect this short-...
Biden’s Marijuana Plan Out Of Step With Public
Marijuana policy recommendations promulgated this week by the Joe Biden campaign fall well short of the changes necessary to adequately address the historic and ongoing failures of federal cannabis prohibition. Specifically, the plan calls for...
