CDC: These Are The Brands Linked To The Vaping Epidemic
As of Tuesday, 48 people have died from a mysterious lung disease health officials are now calling by the mouthful “e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury,” often shortened to EVALI. When researchers first identified the...
Michigan Senate Judiciary Hears Case For Warning Labels On Marijuana Products
Whether marijuana products sold in the state should have warning labels for pregnant or breastfeeding women was the subject of debate Thursday by the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. Two bills before the committee for testimony, HB...
Small Town Politics Punt on Pot: No Pro-Cannabis Members on Grand Haven’s City Council
Cannabis advocate-turned small town politician Jamie Cooper fought a hard race for a seat on her hometown of Grand Haven’s City Council. Her progressive platform included education on cannabis in Michigan’s emerging market, and her perspective as a woman,...
Opinion: Why The MORE Act (Which Would Legalize Marijuana Federally) Is Doomed
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said in the past that he has absolutely no intention of legalizing marijuana. The cannabis community rejoiced last month on the heels of news that Congress would, for the first time in American history, take a vote on a bill...
First Day Take For Legal Recreational Marijuana Sales In Michigan – $221,000
Michigan recreational marijuana shops generated $221,000 in sales Sunday during the state's first day of legal purchases — generated by three licensed facilities in Ann Arbor. The total on the first day of legal adult use sales in Michigan doesn’t include the $22,100...
Vape Ban Costs Northern Specialty Health Big Bucks
Penny Milkey, co-owner of Northern Specialty Health in Houghton, says the Vape ban has cost her about a third of her revenue. She's scrambling now to sell other products to make up the shortfall. https://youtu.be/WTZDapGzXzE
When Will Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin In TC?
Recreational marijuana sales are likely still several months out in Traverse City after commissioners Monday agreed to extend the city’s opt-out period – though commissioners emphasized their commitment to allowing sales as soon as the city can finalize rules...
These Women Are Leading Michigan’s Legal Cannabis Industry
As Michigan’s dramatic struggle to end cannabis prohibition finally comes to a close, an interesting thing has happened to the state’s newest legal industry: It has a lot of women. Specifically: powerful, influential women. By the numbers, women may not yet make up...
Michigan Marijuana Report Offering Free December Ads For 2020 Sponsorships
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Marijuana Report (www.mimarijuanareport.com) is looking forward to a huge year in 2020. Our readership grows at an explosive rate as more and more people are interested in the evolving cannabis business and all of the opportunities that it...
Hemp Industry Can Now 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...
