Banking Remains Challenge For Ohio Dispensaries
Roughly 120 dispensaries in Ohio have received state licenses to sell recreational marijuana, but banking remains an obstacle for cannabis businesses because marijuana remains illegal under federal law. “Financial institutions are nervous about working with marijuana...
Will Ohio’s Sales Surge Hurt Michigan’s Cannabis Market?
Michigan’s cannabis market could face significant challenges due to the rapid rise of neighboring Ohio’s marijuana industry. Since recreational sales launched on Aug. 6, Ohio has seen a surge in demand, with shops reporting record-breaking volumes driven by...
New Line Processing Offers Line of Credit For Michigan Cannabis Customers
Michigan cannabis dispensaries, and customers have had a difficult time trying to use Visa and Mastercard to pay for transactions. Since cannabis remains a federal schedule 1 drug - along with cocaine and heroin - credit card companies and federally chartered banks...
Escanaba Lume Workers Vote To Join UFCW Local 1473
Lume dispensary workers in Escanaba voted July 23 to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1473, marking the first time a cannabis shop in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula voted to unionize. Eighteen budtenders or “luminaries,” including lead budtenders, make up...
Ohio Takes Another Step Toward Launching Adult-Use Marijuana Sales, As Regulators Approve First Testing Lab For Operations
Ohio is taking another step closer to the launch of adult-use marijuana sales, with regulators approving the state’s first certificate of operations for a dual use testing lab as well as granting additional certifications for hybrid grower and processor licensees. As...
Where Kamala Harris Stands On Marijuana As She Prepares To Accept The Democratic Presidential Nomination
Voters this November will likely see the first major party presidential candidate who supports marijuana legalization at the top of the ticket, with Vice President Kamala Harris now expected to receive the Democratic nomination after President Joe Biden made the...
Cheech & Chong Debuts In Michigan Cryo-Infused Cannabis Pre-Rolls
Cheech and Chong’s Cannabis Company confirmed Tuesday it has teamed up with Distro 10, Inc. on the debut of Cheech & Chong’s Cannabis’ Botanical line in Michigan. The line includes cryo-infused cannabis pre-rolls that blend botanically derived terpenes with...
Kalamazoo County Eases Discipline Policy For Employees Who Test Positive For Legal Drugs
The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners voted last week to make changes to its employee drug testing policy. The board voted to unanimously to make changes to the policy, including new language about legal drugs, at the July 16, meeting. Under the former drug-free...
Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency Comments on the Proposed Federal Rule Rescheduling Marijuana
On July 22 the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) submitted a comment on the proposed federal rule rescheduling marijuana (Docket No. DEA-1362). It can be read in its entirety on the CRA website here. In addition to providing information and statistics about Michigan’s...
Analysis Finds More Than 92 Percent Of Public Comments Favored Cannabis Rescheduling
If there is one thing Americans can agree on, it is their overwhelming support for changing federal cannabis laws. The Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) comment period on the proposed rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III has concluded,...
