News and Information about the Business of Cannabis

Sides Don’t Agree On Detroit Cannabis License Ordinance

Jun 14, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

In the two months since the Detroit City Council passed a revised ordinance to allow recreational cannabis businesses within city limits, it has faced a referendum petition to repeal both its medical and recreational ordinance and two lawsuits from current...

CRA Education Session Featuring the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development

Jun 14, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The CRA announced June 15 for its next education session featuring Angela Cleary from MDARD. Date: Wednesday, June 15Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)Place: Zoom...

May 2022 Disciplinary Action Report; Enhancements to Public Complaint Process and Improvement to Disciplinary Action Transparency

Jun 7, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) is committed to making publicly available information accessible and has implemented new processes with that commitment to transparency in mind, including an updated online complaint submission process, an enhanced monthly...

Survey: Super-Majority of Americans Oppose Federal Marijuana Prohibition

Jun 5, 2022 | National

Only two in ten Americans support the federal criminalization of marijuana, according to nationwide polling data compiled by YouGov.com. Pollsters asked respondents whether cannabis use ought to be either “legalized nationally, left up to the states, or...

Second Lawsuit Filed Against Detroit’s Revised Recreational Marijuana Ordinance

Jun 5, 2022 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A second marijuana company has filed a lawsuit against the city of Detroit over its revised recreational marijuana ordinance, saying the new law “serves as the kiss-of-death” for medical cannabis facilities already operating in the city. JARS Cannabis, which operates...