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.
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...
