Former Shiawassee County Sheriff Turned Politician Wants Roadside Saliva Drug Tests
A longtime Michigan sheriff wants police armed with a handheld spit-test device to help determine whether drivers are high on drugs. State Rep. Brian BeGole, R-Antrim Township, the former Shiawassee County sheriff, held up one of the Abbot Laboratories’ SoToxa devices...
3 Cuban Nationals Sentenced To Prison For Midland County Cannabis Robbery Attempt
Three Cuban nationals have been sentenced to federal prison for trying to rob a Midland County marijuana grow operation in 2023. As a result, they could face deportation to their home country once they’ve served their time. U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington on...
Green Township Wants Mecosta County Cannabis Revenue To Pay For Gotion EV Plant Litigation
Green Township in central Michigan is engaged in a protracted legal battle with battery parts manufacturer Gotion Inc. Now it wants to use about $200,000 of Mecosta County's marijuana excise tax revenue to pay for its legal bills. Green Township Supervisor Jason Kruse...
US Lawmakers Aim to Close Hemp, THCA ‘Loophole’ In New Budget Proposal
U.S. House lawmakers are taking up a must-pass appropriations bill that proposes rewriting the rules on hemp so that the legality of intoxicating products such as delta-8 THC edibles is no longer debatable. The House Appropriations Committee released the fiscal year...
Pot Stock Euphoria Vanishes As US Legalization Remains Elusive
The stock market’s marijuana boom is over. And for the once high-flying cannabis industry, a euphoric dream of never-ending growth has turned into a survival nightmare as it navigates through the bust. The comedown has been brutal, with the largest exchange-traded...
Four20 Post Women in Cannabis Leadership Honoree Brandi Rice-Simpson
Brandi Rice-Simpson started her cannabis journey in California in 2011 when she started Hemphill Wellness, focused mainly around educating consumers and testing. She partnered with Iron Labs and with caregivers across Michigan and brought tested cannabis to the...
Ohio Legislature Proposed Changes To Voter-Approved Recreational Cannabis Could Drive More Consumers To Michigan
A host of changes proposed by the Ohio legislature to heavily modify the voter-approved recreational cannabis laws, plus a doubling of the cannabis tax, could seriously impact the Ohio cannabis market and drive more consumers to Michigan, experts contend. On Feb. 26,...
Best Cannabis-Friendly Destinations for 35–50-Year-Olds
Travel is still very popular among individuals aged 35-50, particularly those in Generation X. Cannabis tourism is no longer just for twenty-something backpackers or counterculture festivals. More adults aged 35 to 50 are embracing the plant for wellness, recreation,...
Timber Cannabis Agrees To Pay Employees $205,000 Settlement Over Keeping Tips
A judge approved a deal Friday to try to solve a major buzzkill: Employees at a Michigan dispo chain said management was keeping tips left by happy customers. Timber Cannabis, which has seven locations, agreed to pay $205,000 to settle a lawsuit, though it admitted no...
House GOP Committee Approves Bill To Ban All Hemp Products With THC
A GOP-led House committee has approved a spending bill containing provisions that hemp stakeholders say would devastate the industry, prohibiting most consumable cannabinoid products that were federally legalized during the first Trump administration. Just...
