Michigan marijuana recall reversal let businesses sell contaminated cannabis February 18, 2022 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments More than 500 ounces of potentially contaminated marijuana — including some that tested positive for a fungus that can lead to lung infections or death — was quietly returned to store shelves in Michigan late last year, an MLive investigation revealed.… Read More→
Synthetic THC from hemp may soon compete with marijuana in Michigan February 17, 2022 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments There’s a process that turns extracted hemp concentrate that doesn’t get you high into synthetic concentrate that does, similar to THC naturally produced by marijuana. The Marijuana Regulatory agency (MRA), soon to be renamed the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) by… Read More→
Whitmer rolls out new name for Michigan pot agency February 14, 2022 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Three years after it was formed, the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency is getting a new name. The agency will be renamed the Cannabis Regulatory Agency and take up the task of overseeing hemp processing, distribution and sales in addition to its… Read More→
Michigan’s New Cannabis Liability Insurance Requirements Raise Concerns by Licensees, Insurers January 11, 2022 Ian Stewart Insurance, Michigan 0 Comments Authors: Ian A. Stewart and William S. Cook Michigan has adopted new legislation that unintentionally may make Michigan cannabis companies and their insurers scramble to determine how to comply with onerous regulations around mandatory product liability insurance. Without materially consulting… Read More→
Michigan reaps $271M total marijuana revenue January 7, 2022 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan has collected about $271 million in legal, adult-use marijuana tax revenue since 2019, according to a new report from the Marijuana Policy Project that analyzed tax revenue in states with adult-use cannabis since 2014. In March 2021, the Michigan Treasury described what… Read More→
Michigan judge lets some marijuana in massive recall return to shelves December 6, 2021 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan Court of Claims Judge Christopher Murray has lifted a portion of the state's widespread marijuana recall, saying a segment of it was "in all likelihood based upon an arbitrary decision." On Nov. 17, the Marijuana Regulatory Agency recalled products… Read More→
Thousands of pounds of marijuana forced off shelves in Michigan’s largest cannabis recall November 19, 2021 AggregatedNews Michigan 1 Comment Tens of millions of dollars worth of marijuana was recalled from more than 400 dispensaries in Michigan because the lab that tested the cannabis produced inaccurate or unreliable results, according to the state’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA). It’s the largest… Read More→
In Michigan, Big Marijuana wants to crack down on caregivers who grow pot for patients at home October 28, 2021 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Medical marijuana caregivers and patients led the way in the cannabis legalization process in 2008, when voters passed the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. However, since marijuana was legalized by voters in 2018 for recreational adult-use, most of the attention has… Read More→
Police escort ‘big marijuana’ lobbyist from contentious hearing on Michigan caregiver law October 7, 2021 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Police protected lobbyist Stephen Linder as he left the Capitol building in Lansing Tuesday. A digital billboard outside parodied the longtime Republican lobbyist as the character Dr. Evil from the “Austin Powers” movies with a message to “vote no on… Read More→
‘We’re in for the patients:’ Marijuana caregivers rally against bills that would curb access in Michigan September 16, 2021 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Amber Dunn placed her tie-dye mask in her lap as she sat in her wheelchair alongside the concrete steps leading to the state Capitol, where she believes lawmakers may try to make it harder for her to get her medicine:… Read More→
More marijuana licensing options, lower fees in the works September 1, 2021 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan on Monday released a set of proposed marijuana industry rules that would add two new license types and reduce fees and costs for obtaining and renewing licenses. The 116 pages of rules are available for review and the state… Read More→
Michigan moves to ban sale of marijuana-like products currently available in gas stations via loophole May 21, 2021 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments A bill that would close a loophole allowing gas stations and smoke shops to sell products similar to marijuana is headed for a House vote after committee approval Thursday. Innovators in the hemp and marijuana industries have discovered a way… Read More→
Michigan GOP lawmaker wants to create a marijuana blood-level limit for drivers April 30, 2021 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments A Michigan lawmaker wants to specify how much of the intoxicating chemical contained in marijuana can be in someone's blood in order for that person to be deemed a dangerous driver. The measure introduced Wednesday by Rep. Pamela Hornberger, R-Chesterfield Township, is a controversial move that contradicts the… Read More→
Michigan distributes $10 million in tax revenue to communities with recreational marijuana businesses March 5, 2021 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments The Michigan Department of Treasury is distributing nearly $10 million to more than 100 communities as a part of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act. More than $341 million in adult-use marijuana sales were reported for fiscal year… Read More→
Michigan’s marijuana industry surpasses Oregon in cannabis jobs, report says February 16, 2021 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments More than 18,000 workers are employed in Michigan’s marijuana industry, nearly double the number of cannabis jobs in the state a year ago, according to a new cannabis industry jobs report. “There are now more cannabis workers than cops in… Read More→