Detroit Council extends ban on recreational marijuana sales to spring January 29, 2020 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend its temporary ban on recreational marijuana sales until spring as it works on a law to govern how they operate and ensure residents can participate. City Councilman James Tate, who is leading the effort, introduced… Read More→
Michigan recalls 9,380 marijuana vaping products over vitamin E acetate concerns January 23, 2020 AggregatedNews Michigan, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments Vaping cartridges containing vitamin E acetate, a cutting agent suspected in a nationwide outbreak of deadly lung illnesses, has been discovered in samples of products sold from a Detroit dispensary. The Marijuana Regulatory Agency after 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22,… Read More→
Michigan recalls marijuana contaminated by dangerous fungicide January 14, 2020 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan has recalled a batch of marijuana contaminated by a toxic chemical that was sold multiple dispensaries. The recalled marijuana had dangerous levels of paclobutrazol, a fungicide that is "harmful if swallowed or absorbed through the skin," according to the Environmental Protection… Read More→
Michigan recreational marijuana sales top $3 million in 2 weeks December 19, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments While the lines are shorter and the sales slightly less, Michigan’s recreational marijuana business remained brisk through its second week of existence. In two weeks, the handful of licensed, actively selling retail locations have tallied $3.1 million in sales, the… Read More→
Recreational marijuana sales in Michigan exceed $1.6 million in first 8 days December 10, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments In the first eight days of legal weed sales, $1.6Â million of recreational marijuana was sold at the five retail shops open around the state. And three of those shops either sold out or had limited supplies of cannabis products. The… Read More→
Cannabis shops rake in $221,000 on first day of Michigan’s legal sales December 3, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan pot shops generated $221,000 in sales Sunday during the state's first day of legal recreational marijuana purchases — generated by three licensed facilities in Ann Arbor. The total on the first day of legal adult use sales in Michigan doesn’t… Read More→
Sunday marks first day of recreational marijuana sales in Michigan, draws large crowds December 2, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Hundreds of people lined the blocks outside local marijuana dispensaries early Sunday morning as Ann Arbor businesses Exclusive Brands, Arbors Wellness and Greenstone Provisions opened sales of marijuana to recreational users for the first time. The stores are three of six retail… Read More→
Recreational marijuana sales will begin after 10 a.m. Sunday in Michigan November 28, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments LANSING, MI -- The first commercial recreational marijuana sales in Michigan are expected to occur after 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. The Michigan Regulatory Agency on Wednesday, Nov. 27, announced it plans to officially transfer product currently licensed under the… Read More→
Michigan pauses sale of marijuana vaping products, bans vitamin E acetate November 23, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan regulators have temporarily paused the sale of marijuana vaping products as they implement new safety standards spurred by an outbreak of lung injuries. Also, regulators banned on Friday the use of vitamin E acetate, an additive that's been linked… Read More→
Michigan recreational marijuana sales may be delayed by a day or two November 22, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments The first day of recreational marijuana sales in Michigan, originally slated to commence Dec. 1, could be delayed a day or two, Marijuana Regulatory Agency Director Andrew Brisbo revealed during an industry summit in Metro Detroit Thursday, Nov. 21. The… Read More→
Michigan awards first marijuana licenses, paving way for December 1 sales November 19, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments The state's Marijuana Regulatory Agency delivered the first five recreational marijuana licenses Tuesday, paving the way for sales of legal weed to anyone 21 or older. Licenses went to Exclusive Brands in Ann Arbor, which has a grow operation, a… Read More→
Sales of recreational marijuana could begin as soon as Dec. 1 in Michigan November 15, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Sales of recreational marijuana to anyone over the age of 21 could begin on Dec. 1, months earlier than previously expected. The change came when the Marijuana Regulatory Agency on Wednesday told medical marijuana businesses, including growers and processors, that they… Read More→
Help wanted in Michigan’s projected billion-dollar-plus marijuana industry November 13, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Within two hours on a day following record snowfall in Michigan, a career fair seeking up to 100 employees for a proposed marijuana grow facility in Pontiac ran out of its 300 applications. A waiting list was created for the jobs that… Read More→
Michigan’s recreational marijuana market could open earlier than originally expected November 9, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments As recreational licenses are being processed, Michigan’s prospective marijuana businesses are becoming eager, if not antsy, to begin growing, processing and selling legal weed to the general public. As of now, based on the current rules and the length of… Read More→
10 Michigan communities will vote whether to ban or allow marijuana business November 5, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Municipalities across Michigan on Tuesday, Nov. 5, are expected to vote on whether to ban, allow or limit recreational marijuana business within their borders. Michigan voters in November 2018, by a 56%-44% margin, voted in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana… Read More→