May 17, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Skymint, now in receivership, invested heavily last year to retrofit the former Summit Sports and Ice Complex near Lansing into a massive marijuana grow and processing operation. The expansion was supposed to double its marijuana production capabilities. Skymint never...
May 17, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Another person has pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery scheme in Michigan designed to connect hopeful medical marijuana operators with licenses. Lobbyist Brian Pierce said he gave at least $42,000 in bribes to a company controlled by former...
May 17, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
If you’re 19 or 20, you can sell or serve alcohol in Michigan, and you can work at a medical marijuana facility. Apply to work at a recreational marijuana dispensary, though, and you’ll get told to come back when you’re 21. Some Michigan lawmakers and industry groups...
May 17, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The state of Michigan may drop a requirement that all applicants test negative for marijuana before they are hired for state jobs after the Free Press highlighted how the civil service rule was exacerbating a state hiring crunch. On Friday, the Michigan Civil...
May 16, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency reported that April cannabis sales totaled $246.1, a 1.5 percent from a record setting $250 million in March. Since April had one less day than March, the April figure is nearly the same as the month before. Still, the April sales...
