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 — retailers, processors, transporters, safety labs, class B and C growers — will no longer […]
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Hobby to craft: First marijuana ‘microbusiness’ license awarded to Northern Michigan man
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, his own recreational marijuana business in Presque Isle County’s Onaway, about 45 minutes from Mackinaw […]
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, who play an increasingly smaller roll in the Michigan marijuana universe, further to the side. […]
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 the first recreational marijuana shops in December. Nearly 8,600 pounds were sold between the two […]
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 Marijuana Regulatory Agency, a subdivision of the state Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Administration that regulates […]
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 sales. The first full month of recreational sales, which began Dec. 1, logged $7 million […]
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 Marijuana Regulatory Agency said in a bulletin issued Monday, March 2. “The Marijuana Regulatory Agency’s […]
Michigan medical marijuana stores halt sales due to computer glitch
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 working with Metrc to remedy the problem.” The problem doesn’t appear to have impacted recreational […]
Michigan testing, labeling rules for marijuana vaping products updated
Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued updated rules regarding vaping products Thursday, Feb. 6. The agency is requiring any vaping product that contain ingredients originating outside the regulated market to be tested for potentially deadly vitamin E acetate. All inactive ingredients, required to be Food and Drug Administration-approved for inhalation, must also be listed on product labels. THC distillate oil […]
Marijuana is disproportionately expensive at Michigan dispensaries, study finds
Cannabis dispensaries are convenient because they’re legal and offer a wide selection, but they’re often more expensive than your illicit drug dealer. A new study by LeafLink, a wholesale marketplace for the cannabis industry, sheds some light on the costs of marijuana at legal dispensaries. Of the 10 states in the Wholesale Cannabis Pricing Guide, Michigan […]
