Kent County’s First Recreational Marijuana Shop Could Open January 2020
Kent County’s first recreational marijuana shop is just a couple months from opening, according to its owners. Scott Schroeder and Michael Atkins, the founders and owners of Meds Cafe, are currently gutting the recently closed Family Video at 1965 W. Main St. with...
Seattle Company To provide Banking Tech To Michigan Cannabis Market
Shield Compliance LLC, the Seattle-based developer of a banking compliance system for the legalized cannabis industry, announced it has raised $5 million in a Series A financing round and plans to bring its services to financial institutions serving legal cannabis...
Ann Arbor Dispensary Receives First Recreational Marijuana License In Michigan
Exclusive Brands, a dispensary in Ann Arbor, was issued the first recreational marijuana license Tuesday. Exclusive Brands will be able to sell marijuana for recreational use on December 1. It means Exclusive Brands is the only place in Metro Detroit where...
Fiscal Year 2020 Medical Marijuana Operation and Oversight Grants
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) announced Wednesday that the Medical Marijuana Operation and Oversight Grant application for Fiscal Year 2020 is now available. Operation and Oversight Grants are to be distributed at the county level for education, communication,...
House Judiciary Committee Approves Landmark Marijuana Legalization Bill
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would effectively make marijuana legal. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019 passed by a count of 24-10. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), chairman of the...
Lowell Becomes First Kent County City To Welcome Recreational Marijuana Businesses
Lowell, a West Michigan city of 4,000 residents, is moving ahead with recreational marijuana. The Lowell City Council unanimously approved two ordinances Monday, Oct. 21, that outline their rules and regulations for operating recreational marijuana dispensaries,...
Vote To Federally Legalize Marijuana Planned In Congress
A key congressional committee plans to hold a historic vote on a bill to end the federal prohibition of marijuana next week, two sources with knowledge of the soon-to-be-announced action said. The legislation, sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold...
Marijuana Company Will Pay You $36,000 A Year To Smoke Weed Every Day
A marijuana company is offering potheads the job of a lifetime, offering a lucky someone the opportunity to smoke weed every day, and pay them up to $36,000 a year for the privilege. Really. For some, it’ll sound too good to be true: can you really test a wide range...
Weed’s Waste Problem: The Perils of Plastic May Haunt the Cannabis Industry
The cannabis industry has a major plastic problem. According to the non-profit Plastic Oceans International, the world produces 300 million tons of plastic every year. Half of that — 150 million tons — is for single-use purposes. While these issues clearly extend far...
Poll: 91 Percent Of Americans Say Marijuana Should Be Legalized For Medical Or Recreational Use
Cannabis has been expanding its reach over the past several years in the United States, and with it, public opinion has, too, with two-thirds of America supporting the legalization of marijuana, according to a new poll at Pew Research Center. Just over half of U.S....
