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Marijuana prices plummet in Michigan. Customers are happy, farmers worried

February 28, 2022
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Michigan’s marijuana prices hit all-time lows in January, which is great for retailers and customers but has smaller growers sounding alarms. Record marijuana supply is driving down prices so much customers are buying it at record rates. There’s 55 times more…

Michigan marijuana recall reversal let businesses sell contaminated cannabis

February 18, 2022
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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.…

Synthetic THC from hemp may soon compete with marijuana in Michigan

February 17, 2022
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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…

Whitmer rolls out new name for Michigan pot agency

February 14, 2022
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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…

Michigan judge lets some marijuana in massive recall return to shelves

December 6, 2021
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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…

Thousands of pounds of marijuana forced off shelves in Michigan’s largest cannabis recall

November 19, 2021
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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…

Michigan’s marijuana industry leaves people of color behind

February 1, 2021
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The first year of state-licensed recreational marijuana sales in Michigan saw $511 million of sales in recreational and $474 million in medical sales, generating over $100 million in tax revenue, but the state also found that the commercial marijuana industry…

Michigan to open access to the recreational marijuana market in March to help curb black market sales

Early next year, Michigan will eliminate a barrier to entry in the state’s recreational marijuana industry that has stifled growth and unintentionally complicated the fight against unlicensed, black market marijuana. As of March 1, certain newly licensed recreational marijuana businesses…

Hobby to craft: First marijuana ‘microbusiness’ license awarded to Northern Michigan man

September 24, 2020
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The first marijuana seeds were planted for his personal use in 2009. Back then, Ben Kolasa didn’t know what he was doing. A little more than a decade later, through countless trials and errors, the 33-year-old is opening Sticky Bush Farms,…

More recreational marijuana options could come to Michigan this fall

An influx of new recreational marijuana businesses could be coming to Michigan some time after Nov. 1. If that happens, marijuana customers may see lower prices and a greater selection of recreational marijuana. It could also push medical marijuana shoppers,…

Michigan marijuana industry licensed to grow over 500,000 plants

A rapidly growing number of marijuana plants are reaching toward high-wattage grow lights across Michigan. This has resulted in slowly decreasing retail prices for both medical and recreational marijuana. The price reductions come following a spike after the opening of…

A prior marijuana conviction could be a good thing for owners of Michigan pot businesses

A previous marijuana-related conviction could help entrepreneurs hoping to open a recreational marijuana business in Michigan. Michigan officials are trying to attract a wider variety of businesses to the booming recreational marijuana industry, not just those with deep pockets. The…

Michigan recreational marijuana sales increase 34% in February, prices down slightly

Michigan’s recreational marijuana industry continued its steady ascent in February, based on the latest monthly statistical report released by the state Marijuana Regulatory Agency. Monthly recreational marijuana sales hit $14.8 million, a 34% increase over the nearly $9.8 million in January…

Dominant source being cut from Michigan marijuana markets, possibly spurring higher prices

What has been the primary source of marijuana sold on Michigan medical dispensary and recreational store shelves is being phased out. Beginning Oct. 1, medical marijuana caregivers will no longer be allowed to sell any marijuana to licensed businesses, the…

Michigan medical marijuana stores halt sales due to computer glitch

February 19, 2020
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Michigan medical marijuana dispensaries were unable to complete sales Tuesday, Feb. 18, due to a malfunction with the statewide tracking and monitoring computer system. The “patient lookup is down,” Marijuana Regulatory Agency spokesman Matthew Erickson confirmed Tuesday night. “We are…

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