Entrepreneurs Weigh Opportunities With Cannabis Tourism In Michigan
When doctors in Wisconsin wanted to put Bonnie Demos on a morphine pump for pain, she decided instead to move to Michigan and grow her own medicine. Demos started out in 2013 as a medical marijuana patient and caregiver, but Michigan’s voter-approved legalization of...
Michigan Hemp Farmers See ‘Low-Hanging Fruit,’ Uncertainty Amid CBD Boom
The burgeoning market for CBD, a health product derived from cannabis plants that avoid the “high” from marijuana, is considered “low-hanging fruit” for the nearly 600 Michigan farmers now growing hemp. Over the past two months, officials have launched the state’s...
Companies Race To Supply Michigan’s Fledgling Cannabis Industry, Yet Avoid The Spotlight
West Michigan businesses are building strategies to accommodate and support the grand opening of the state’s new billion-dollar cannabis industry, although many still crowd behind a self-imposed shroud of secrecy. Pioneers of the cannabis supply chain may face a...
Michigan Lit The Way For Recreational Marijuana In The Midwest, So Where Are The Pot Shops?
Michigan became the first state in the Midwest to legalize weed in November 2018, ending decades of marijuana prohibition. Cannabis use has been becoming more and more mainstream in the Mitten state since medical marijuana was legalized a decade ago. But the vague...
Arizona Iced Tea Maker Turns to Weed
The company behind Arizona Iced Tea is getting into the market for marijuana-infused gummies and drinks in the U.S. and Canada, seeking new avenues for growth after losing ground in its core tea business. To read more, click on...
State Hosts Program For People Interested In Getting Into Michigan Marijuana Biz
The State of Michigan is hosting a series of workshops for residents interested in the business of legal marijuana. A meeting held Monday at Detroit's Coleman A. Young Municipal Center is one of a series planned in 19 urban ares across the...
Cannabis Business Update: Bratic Grow Lights, ABKO Labs, CannaBiz Connection, Benzinga Cannabis Conference
ROYAL OAK – M2 Techcast Monday Aug. 5 features four cannabis businesses. Stevan Bratic, Managing Director of Bratic Enterprises, highlights his grow lights. Amy Brown, Co-Founder of ABKO Labs, explains how her company tests Marijuana for safety and potency. Jamie...
Benzinga Cannabis Conference Comes To Detroit
DETROIT – Benzinga, a financial media outlet based in downtown Detroit, is hosting on Aug. 15 its Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference at the Book Cadillac Weston. Benzinga provides financial news about cannabis and other emerging markets for investors. The Benzinga...
Cannabis, Hemp Execs On How Regulation Has Divided The Sectors
While hemp and marijuana derive from the same plant, the two largely operate in two separate spheres. Some may think the two industries work together and support one another, but that is often not the case. In fact, friction has flared up over the years. Much of the...
Florida State Attorney Campbell Halting Marijuana Prosecutions
Wednesday afternoon State Attorney Jack Campbell says he is halting the prosecution of many marijuana possession cases in the second circuit. Only a few months ago, the state of Florida legalized hemp, which looks and smells like marijuana. The State Attorney shares...
