Trump Budget Proposes Ending State Medical Marijuana Protections
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Ontario Government Considers Cannabis Lounges, Cafes as Part of Future Open Market
Premier Doug Ford’s government said it is considering allowing cannabis lounges and cafes as it moves toward an open market for pot in the province, and is asking the public to weigh in on the proposal. The government said Monday it will consult on the possibility of...
Optimism Surrounds Michigan Cannabis Market
LANSING- Although Michigan’s sales of recreational cannabis have lagged behind Illinois’ cash register totals, a leading expert on investments predicts Michigan’s market to be stronger in the long term. Similarly, a recent census reveals a dramatic loss of jobs in the...
Congress Has Stalled On Marijuana Banking, So Colorado Is Taking Matters Into Its Own Hands
Colorado is taking action to try to give more legal marijuana businesses in the state access to banking as a Congressional effort to knock down the federal barriers has stalled. There are already a handful of banks in Colorado working...
CBD Products Are ‘Exploding’ In Pet Sector
Hemp-based CBD pet products will represent 3-5% of all hemp CBD sales, with conversion rates of 37%, according to a new report from Nielsen Holdings PLC and Headset, a provider of analytics service for the cannabis industry. The U.S. consumer packaged goods industry...
Hemp Industry Cleared To Do Business With Banks
The number of banks in the United States willing to lend to hemp producers can be counted on one hand. That is about to change. Federal and state bank regulators announced Tuesday that they were scrapping a burdensome requirement that banks said kept them away from...
Michigan To recoup 7,000 Legal Marijuana Jobs Lost In 2019
Michigan’s licensing of medical and recreational marijuana businesses has been a windfall for Lansing’s budget, but not the legal marijuana job market, according to the latest jobs report released by Leafly, a marijuana industry media and technology company....
Jamie Lowell From Jazz Cabbage Cafe Talks Cannabis Outlook For 2020
Jamie Lowell, co-host of Jazz Cabbage Cafe on CaveRadioBroadcasting.Com looks into his crystal ball and makes predictions on what may happen this year in the Michigan Cannabis marketplace. https://youtu.be/YThcLmfozOU?list=PL6GUBIAze2tZWi0oIe3paoFI0uvu5asXf
MRA Recalls Medical Marijuana Product For Failing Vitamin E Acetate Test
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) issued a health and safety advisory bulletin today due to the recall of medical marijuana product which failed laboratory testing – under the November 22, 2019 emergency rules – for high levels of vitamin E acetate. The Marijuana...
Monroe Street Fair Founder Launches Michigan Cannabis Tourism & Hospitality VIP Group
Cannabis business entrepreneur Charlie Strackbein started the Ann Arbor Monroe Street Fair two decades ago to provide support for the Ann Arbor Hash Bash, a counterculture weed festival that began in April 1972 on the Diag at the University of Michigan. This year’s...
