The Business of Cannabis

Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency Replaces the Marijuana Regulatory Agency, Brings Hemp Processing Into The Fold

Apr 13, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

It’s official now. Gov. Whitmer’s Executive Reorganization Order (ERO) 2022-1 went into effect April 13 and the Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) is now the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA), with authority over Michigan’s hemp processors and handlers under the...

$26,000 per W2 Employee as a Tax Credit for Cannabis Industry Businesses.

Apr 12, 2022 | National

Congress has once again amended The CARES Act which is now allowing Dispensaries, Cannabis Industry Organizations, Cannabis Non-Profits, Cannabis Legal Groups, Cannabis Associations, Cannabis Consumer Goods etc. to obtain the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC), says...

Democrats Face Tough Republican Opposition In Winning Senate Approval Of Legal Cannabis

Apr 12, 2022 | National

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is facing significant obstacles in his legislative push to legalize marijuana, with resistance from Republicans and members of his own party threatening chances of passage in the upper chamber. Schumer has said...

Detroit City Council Approves More-Inclusive Cannabis Dispensary Ordinance

Apr 6, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Two years after the city opted to allow recreational marijuana, Detroit’s City Council approved a new, more-inclusive ordinance in an effort to award licenses for recreational-use dispensaries in Michigan’s largest city. The development follows...

Michigan Initiative For Community Healing Certified to Begin Signature Gathering To Decriminalize Mushrooms

Apr 3, 2022 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers certified that the Michigan Initiative for Community Healing could begin collecting the required 340,047 signatures needed by June 1st to qualify for the November ballot. Upon approval from the Board of State Canvassers, official...