News and Information about the Business of Cannabis

Public Notice Announcement and Request for Comment

Jun 1, 2022 | Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) will hold a public meeting on Thursday June 16, 2022, at 9:30 A.M. For meeting information please see the Public Notice Announcement by clicking here.  The purpose of this public meeting is to hear complaints and receive the...

Steep Hill Michigan Achieves ISO 17025:2017 Accreditation

May 31, 2022 | Michigan

 Steep Hill has announced in a press release that the company’s licensee partner, Steep Hill Michigan, a Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) licensed medical and adult-use/recreational cannabis safety compliance testing facility, has earned ISO/IEC 17025:2017...

Detroit Finally Awards First Recreational Marijuana License To Grower

May 31, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Doghouse Farms, a grow operation on Detroit’s east side, received the license and soon will be selling marijuana on the recreational market, Crain’s Detroit Business reported. The business invested roughly $4 million in a 25,000-square-foot cultivation facility that...

Rhode Island Becomes 19th State to Legalize Marijuana for Adults

May 27, 2022 | National

Democratic Governor Dan McKee has signed legislation into law legalizing the personal use and licensed retail sale of marijuana to those age 21 or older. Provisions in the law permitting adults to possess and home cultivate marijuana took effect upon...

Ton Of Pot Found Hidden Inside Semi Truck’s Boxes Of ‘Foam Pool Toys’ At Detroit-Canada Border

May 25, 2022 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

An x-ray scan of a semi truck at a Detroit cargo facility revealed more than a ton of marijuana hidden inside boxes labelled “foam pool toys,” police said. Officials with Customs and Border Protection scanned the inbound semi truck May 11 at the...