The Business of Cannabis

Menominee Allows Unlimited Marijuana Licenses

Jul 5, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Menominee City Council voted 5-3 last Thursday to pass a law allowing unlimited marijuana licenses. Council Members Joe Dulak, Josh Jones, Jackie Nutter, Bill Plemel and Doug Robinson voted for the ordinance. Michael DeDamos, Donna Marineau and Mayor Jean Stegeman...

CRA Posts Agency Approved Active Ingredients For Growers

Jul 5, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The CRA has posted an updated Approved Active Ingredients list in alignment with a recent release from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). The updated bulletin can be found (here). General questions about this technical bulletin may...

Top Labor Union Urges Biden Admin To Support Marijuana Workers And Stop Industry Monopolization While Ending Prohibition

Jun 30, 2023 | National

A leader of one of the country’s largest labor unions is calling on the Biden administration to enact a complete end to federal marijuana prohibition—and couple that reform with specific policies that address the harms of the drug war, protect cannabis workers and...

Legal Seesaw In Auburn Hills Could Put 3 Of 4 Cannabis Licenses Available In Hands Of One Real Estate Developer

Jun 28, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Cannabis real estate developer Jeffrey Yatooma could soon have dominance of Auburn Hills’ marijuana market. Yatooma’s impending dominance comes after a creative and successful ballot initiative that led to Auburn Hills voters approving weed businesses in...

Anti-Cannabis Group Sues New York Over Legalization

Jun 28, 2023 | National

A group of anti-cannabis parties has banded together to sue the State of New York including Governor Kathy Hochul, the Cannabis Control Board and the Office of Cannabis Management. The case was filed on June 20, 2023. New York passed the Marijuana...