Lume Closes Four Michigan Dispensaries To “Better Align For Future Growth”

Jul 12, 2022 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Belle-Tire-backed Lume Cannabis Co. permanently closed four dispensaries July 11. But Lume still operates 32 other dispos employing some 1,000 employees statewide. Lume, in a statement released through its East Lansing-based public relations firm, Byrum & Fisk,...

New Standard Saugatuck Celebrates One Year Anniversary

Jul 10, 2022 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

It’s been one year since New Standard opened its seventh cannabis provisioning center in Saugatuck. As New Standard Saugatuck prepares to celebrate, the Michigan cannabis retailer now has 9 dispensaries across the state with its 10th opening soon in Grand Rapids. The...

Lume Cannabis Co. Offers Scholarships To Aid Persons Convicted Of Cannabis Offenses And Their Families

Jul 10, 2022 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Lume Social Equity Scholarship is offering four $1,250 grants to attend a semester at Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Cannabis Certification Program, which provides job skills needed to succeed in the fast-evolving cannabis industry. Two scholarships are...

Study: Cannabis Use Not Predictive of Lack of Motivation

Jul 7, 2022 | National

Frequent cannabis use is not associated with motivation loss in adults, according to data published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. A team of researchers affiliated with Oregon State University assessed motivation and...

Cannabis REIT NewLake Invests $50 Million In Three Properties

Jul 6, 2022 | National

Cannabis real estate investment trust (REIT) NewLake Capital Partners said it has now fully committed the capital raised in a $100 million initial public offering last year by investing $50 million in three properties. The three deals were with two...