Ohio Adult-Use Pot Sales Top $600 million, Doubling Medical Marijuana Sales
Ohio adult-use marijuana stores have racked up $600 million in sales since the market launched in Aug. 2024, recent data shows. And so far, customers are buying twice as much cannabis from adult-use stores as they are from MMJ dispensaries, according to...
Kentucky Senator Seeks Closing Hemp ‘Loophole’ By Banning Products With Committee Vote This Week
The senator who championed the federal legalization of hemp is now seeking to reverse much of the reform by pushing legislation at a committee hearing this week to ban on consumable products with quantifiable amounts of THC, industry stakeholders say. Several sources...
High Prices, Poor Marketing, Stunt Ohio Cannabis Market
Ohioans had great expectations for recreational marijuana after voting to legalize personal use of the plant in Nov. 2023. According to data from the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control, total marijuana sales have reached over $2.7 billion as of mid-June. Non-medical...
CRA Education Session: Q&A With Brian Hanna
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced that Brian Hanna, director of the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, will be proving a Q&A on July 10 at 10 am. .Get your questions in via email: CRA-SocialEquity@Michigan.gov. Be sure to include “Education Session Question” in...
6 Michigan Concentrates Worth Checking Out This Summer
Summer is too short to waste on bad dabs. And with Dab Day festivities just around the corner, I figured this week was the perfect time to round up six of my favorite concentrates on Michigan’s recreational cannabis market. These aren’t random mystery extracts crammed...
July 10 – Detroit – Elevating Detroit
A Conversation with Mayoral Candidates for the City of Detroit Time & Location Jul 10,, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT Detroit, Eastern Market, Detroit, MI, USA About The Event Come and listen to Detroit Mayoral Candidates discuss their vision to elevate Detroit to be the...
THC-Free Extraction Breakthrough Could Spur Product Development For Hemp Products
A new method developed by Colombian researchers could mark a turning point for companies making hemp-derived cannabinoid products, offering a faster, scalable way to eliminate THC while preserving CBD and other valuable compounds. The recently published work...
CRA’s Hanna Re-elected As Cannabis Regulators Association Board Member
The Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), an international organization of government officials who oversee cannabis policy, held elections for its executive board earlier this month prior to CANNRA’s annual external stakeholder conference in Denver, CO, and Brian...
CRA Director Hanna Urges Cannabis Community To Lobby Michigan Legislature For Changes
Cannabis Regulatory Agency Director Brian Hanna said, during the agency's quarterly public meeting, that if industry members want to see change, the best way may be to talk directly with state lawmakers. CRA enforces the laws, it doesn't make them. "We...
Nominations Open For Michigan Cannabis Scientific Advisory Workgroup
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) is soliciting nominations for members to join a new Michigan Cannabis Scientific Advisory Workgroup (MCSAW), a collaborative partnership between the CRA and industry stakeholders. The goal of the MCSAW is to provide a venue for...
