Michigan local governments getting $87 million from marijuana sales March 1, 2024 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan municipalities with recreational marijuana businesses are getting more than $87 million in payouts this week from taxes on marijuana purchases as sales continue to grow. According to the Michigan Department of Treasury, 71 counties and 198 cities, townships and… Read More→
Michigan wants to study marijuana’s health benefits. It’s not easy. March 1, 2024 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research, Michigan 0 Comments When Michigan voters approved recreational marijuana six years ago, the measure included an innovative mandate: using cannabis tax revenue to pay for research into the health benefits of the drug for military veterans. State officials later committed $40 million. Not a… Read More→
Michigan’s cannabis industry turns 5 this year. What to expect. February 9, 2024 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan's cannabis industry sold $3 billion in both recreational and medical marijuana in 2023, making the state the second biggest cannabis market in the U.S. behind only California. Prices remained relatively low for consumers and sales show no sign of slowing… Read More→
Michigan Government Jobs No Longer Requires Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing November 3, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan residents can breathe easier now if they use marijuana. According to the Michigan Civil Service Commission, pre-employment marijuana screening for state positions will no longer happen. This change is due to an amendment unanimously approved by the Commission in July. Furthermore,… Read More→
Tours of Michigan cannabis companies reveal inner workings of marijuana business October 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments A growing number of recreational marijuana businesses in Michigan, from outdoor cannabis farms to microbusinesses, are providing tours to interested consumers that show them how cannabis plants are grown, harvested and processed. The openness is a notable shift for a still… Read More→
Former lawmaker who led Michigan marijuana board is sent to prison for bribery September 29, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan, Uncategorized 0 Comments GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in federal prison for accepting bribes as head of a marijuana licensing board. Rick Johnson admitted accepting at least $110,000 when… Read More→
Corrupt marijuana businessman John Dawood Dalaly deserves break in scandal, feds say August 31, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments An Oakland County businessman facing up to 10 years in federal prison for bribing Rick Johnson, the former chairman of Michigan's medical marijuana licensing board, deserves a break for implicating the powerful bureaucrat, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Prosecutors credited West… Read More→
Audit: Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency effective, should speed up disciplinary actions August 24, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments When Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer named Brian Hanna as the acting executive director of the state's Cannabis Regulatory Agency nearly a year ago (he later was named the executive director), he quickly communicated his priority: Illicit cannabis is an issue… Read More→
Michigan ends marijuana testing for newly hired state employees July 18, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan 1 Comment The state of Michigan is ending a long-standing policy that mandated newly hired state employees to be tested for marijuana before starting their jobs. Members of the Michigan Civil Service Commission unanimously voted last week to eliminate the decades-old practice.… Read More→
Michigan, the first Midwestern state with legal marijuana, offers lessons for Minnesota April 20, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan, Minnesota 0 Comments In an old garage once dedicated to restoring classic Thunderbirds, the unmistakable scent of cannabis hangs in the air. Hot Box Social, which today looks more like a cozy living room than an auto shop, is a co-working space for… Read More→
Former Michigan House speaker charged with accepting bribes for cannabis licenses April 6, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments All four defendants signed plea deals admitting guilt to the charges. Rick Johnson, a former Republican Michigan House speaker turned cannabis regulator, received more than $110,000 in bribes in exchange for supporting companies seeking medical marijuana licenses, alleges a federal charging… Read More→
First Black-owned, legacy Detroit marijuana dispensary opens March 20, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments More than four years after Detroiters overwhelmingly voted to approve recreational marijuana sales, the city's first “legacy Detroit” Black-owned recreational marijuana dispensary opened Saturday as part of the city's social equity program. Nuggets Dispensary's opening at 18270 Telegraph is the result… Read More→
Prices down, supply up for Michigan marijuana industry March 15, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan’s marijuana industry is facing growing pains as prices fall and supply increases. In January 2022, the average cost for an ounce of flower in Michigan was $152 dollars. In January 2023, the average fell… Read More→
Michigan municipalities to share nearly $60M in recreational marijuana tax revenue March 1, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments More than $59.5 million will be distributed among 224 Michigan municipalities and counties that allow recreational marijuana sales, the state’s Department of Treasury announced Tuesday. Each eligible municipality will receive more than $51,800 for every licensed recreational marijuana retail store… Read More→
Detroit dispensaries begin selling recreational marijuana January 5, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Recreational marijuana officially went on sale in Detroit on Wednesday when the medical dispensary House of Dank on Fort Street, near the border of Lincoln Park, opened its doors to recreational buyers. A few hours later on the opposite side of… Read More→