Michigan Cannabis Sales End 3-Month Decline In November, Top $276 Million
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency finally released cannabis sales figures for November and they were higher than experts had predicted. The final tally was $276.4 million, up 6.1% from a year earlier, and 2.9 percent from October. The increase was the first since August...
Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees Throughout The State
Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in September are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s November 2024 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary actions: Cassopolis...
4 Months Into Recreational Marijuana Sales, Dispensary Owner Says Ohio Still Catching Up To Michigan
Zach Gergich, the manager of the Nectar marijuana dispensary in Bowling Green, says in the world of weed, Ohio is playing catch up to Michigan. "We're (Ohio) on the ground floor building up, while they (Michigan) are on the top of the skyscraper. They already have...
Pontiac Finally Opens Cannabis Applications
The city of Pontiac began accepting recreational marijuana business applications last week, but the timing couldn’t be more challenging for prospective operators. The Pontiac City Clerk’s office opened its 21-day application window on Dec. 2 for up to 17 retail...
PharmaCann Shutters LivWell Grow In Warren After Unionization, To Lay Off 170 Employees
One of the country’s largest cannabis operators is abandoning its Michigan grow operations. Chicago-based PharmaCann told employees Monday it would shutter its 207,000-square-foot LivWell Michigan cultivation site in Warren, laying off at least 170. Todd Lince,...
Hemp Companies Join University In Study Aimed At Improving Crop Consistency, Processing
ONE PLANT, a documentary about hemp’s potential to address a wide range of pressing global challenges, reached its fundraising goal on the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform, and will now move into final production phases, according to Jordan Berger of Sunflower Films....
Cannabis Social Equity Experts Warn Newcomers Of Difficult Fundraising Landscape
A trio of Black cannabis entrepreneurs and social equity advocates warned newcomers to the marijuana trade during a panel at MJBizCon in Las Vegas that the capital fundraising landscape is a harsh one, and that many in such scenarios wind up relying on money from...
Michigan Now Second In Cannabis Sales Per Resident
A new study by LeafLink ranks Michigan second in the nation for marijuana sales per resident, trailing only Alaska, where tourism has boosted sales. But unlike the Last Frontier, Michigan’s high ranking comes from a homegrown and ever-expanding cannabis market...
‘War On Drugs Has Failed, Completely And Utterly’: UN Human Rights Chief
Speaking at the ‘Dealing with Drugs II’ conference in Warsaw last week, High Commissioner Volker Türk highlighted the urgent need for a human rights-based approach to drug regulation, pointing to record numbers of drug-related deaths and increasing drug use...
Ohio Republicans, Despite Voters Choice To Legalize Cannabis, Seek THC Restrictions, Higher Prices
Although voters overwhelmingly chose to legalize recreational marijuana in 2023, one of the most powerful leaders in the state plans to dramatically change what Ohioans selected. So far, the policy has been safeguarded, but changes are a foot in 2025. Dispensaries and...
