Treasury Report: More Than 800 Banking Institutions Report Relationships With State-Licensed Cannabis Businesses
More than 830 financial institutions have filed paperwork with the US government acknowledging their relationships with licensed cannabis businesses, according to quarterly data from the US Treasury Department. That figure is a slight uptick over last year’s...
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Has Long History Of Opposing Marijuana Policy Reforms
South Dakota Senator John Thune, who will lead the Senate in 119th Congress, has long argued against efforts to reform marijuana policy at both the state and federal level. Senator Thune is among the 26 GOP members who earlier this year called upon US...
New Administrative Recall And Expiration Date Functionality In Metrc
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) announced the launch of two new functionalities in Metrc this month. Administrative Recall Function This new feature allows the CRA to apply an Administrative Recall status to packages within the statewide monitoring system. This...
Michigan October Cannabis Sales Were $262.9 Million, The Third Monthly Decline In A Row
For the third month in a row, Michigan cannabis sales (recreational and medical) fell to $262.9 million, down 4.3 percent from September. But when compared to October 2023, sales were up 25.5 percent. Medical sales fell 70.7 percent from a the same month in 2023 to...
Auburn Hills Divided Over Cannabis Licensing Plan
City leaders in Auburn Hills have approved licenses for four marijuana businesses, but not without questions from residents. At Monday (Nov. 11) night’s council meeting, more than a dozen residents asked about the application process, which saw three of the...
New Metro Times Column Searching For Michigan’s Best Cannabis
As Michigan’s cannabis market continues to grow, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer variety of products on dispensary shelves. Walking into a dispensary can be a sensory overload — rows of flower jars, glistening concentrates, and pre-rolled joints promising...
Trump Taps Pro-Marijuana Legalization Congressman Matt Gaetz For U.S. Attorney General
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to serve as the next U.S. attorney general—a selection that would put one of the only GOP members of Congress who actively supports and voted for marijuana legalization into the nation’s top law...
New Jersey Cannabis Regulator Cracks Down On delta-8 And delta-10
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) announced it will begin enforcing strict regulations on the sale of intoxicating hemp products, following a recent federal court decision that limited the full implementation of the law. Originally passed in...
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 October 2024 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary actions: Centerline 313...
Oklahoma Cannabis Company Opens Michigan Dispensary in Lansing
Mango Cannabis has announced the opening of its first retail location in Michigan – the home state of the company’s founders. The new, 4,000-square-foot flagship superstore is located at 5620 South Cedar Street in Lansing, marking the first Mango dispensary outside of...
