The Business of Cannabis

Update From The CRA’s Social Equity Team

Aug 29, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Social Equity Team reminds social equity participants to check out the recent additions to the Video Library on the CRA website, including a wide variety of Education Session presenters: August 11, 2022, Education Session featuring Intrepid Direct InsuranceJuly...

Michigan State Police Crime Lab Halts Blood Tests After False THC Positives Discovered

Aug 26, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Michigan State Police Forensic Science Division is examining a discrepancy discovered earlier this week in THC blood testing results in which the presence of CBD in a blood sample may have led to a positive result for THC, an MSP spokesperson said Friday. “Out of...

Federal Court Strikes Down Residency Requirement for Those Seeking State Marijuana Licensure

Aug 26, 2022 | National

Federal court judges have ruled that a Maine law requiring licensed medical cannabis providers to be in-state residents is unconstitutional. Judges for the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled 2 to 1 that the law was “facially protectionist” and...

Should The State Limit Cannabis Cultivation Licenses? Topic On Four20 Post Live

Aug 24, 2022 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

On Aug. 19, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced it would convene a public hearing Sept. 14 to ask: “Would you support a change in the law to place a moratorium on the issuance grow licenses?” Michigan is an unlimited license state and is currently...

Biden Admin Suggests White House Applicants Not Invest In Cannabis

Aug 24, 2022 | National

The Biden Administration last December expanded its employee conduct guidelines to potentially deny security clearance to individuals who have invested in the cannabis industry, Politico reports. According to the document outlined by Politico, investing in the...