A year after marijuana became legal, Michigan still months away from retail sales November 4, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Retail sales of recreational marijuana may still be months away and confined to select communities, even though Michigan began taking applications for businesses on Friday. The Marijuana Regulatory Agency last week began accepting applications for what is expected to be… Read More→
Michigan accepting adult-use recreational marijuana licenses Friday October 30, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) will begin accepting applications for marijuana licensing under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act (MRTMA) this Friday, November 1st. “Our team has done a tremendous job preparing for this day and we’re excited… Read More→
Recreational weed probably won’t be for sale in Michigan until March, April October 28, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Nearly a year after Michigan voters approved legalizing marijuana for adult recreational use, the state is getting ready to hand out the business licenses that will usher in the beginning of retail sales. But don't pull out your cash just… Read More→
When can we finally buy recreational marijuana in Michigan? October 22, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Last year, after the vote to legalize adult-use recreational marijuana in Michigan was certified, people lined up outside provisioning centers with the expectation that they would be allowed to buy some in those locations — only to find that a… Read More→
Marijuana testing facility fined $100K in settlement with Michigan state regulators October 10, 2019 AggregatedNews Lab Testing 0 Comments A marijuana safety compliance facility was fined $100,000 as part of a settlement agreement with state regulators. Iron Laboratories, LLC, a Walled Lake marijuana testing facility, was ordered to cease operations in August after Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency found the… Read More→
Here are six licenses to consider for entering Michigan’s recreational marijuana market September 6, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Marlisa Meah, owner of the Evergreen Wellness medical marijuana dispensary in Detroit, has a lot on her plate these days. She’s one of the first marijuana business owners in Detroit and has nearly a year of business in the new… Read More→
Amid marijuana drought, Michigan provisioning centers look to CBD sales September 4, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments It's no surprise that one can buy CBD products at The Reef provisioning center. CBD creams, oils, candies, and even flowers are available at most places, along with their THC products. What makes The Reef different is that any adult… Read More→
After marijuana legalization, the wait for retail sales is the national norm August 5, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments It’s been nearly eight months since Michigan’s marijuana legalization law took effect and the first retail sales are still months away. Michiganders will have to wait until at least November to know if they’ll be able to buy marijuana at… Read More→
235,000 Michiganders could have marijuana record cleared under new bill July 17, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Misdemeanors involving low-level marijuana use and possession would be automatically cleared from Michiganders' records under a bill that will be introduced this week by Sen. Jeff Irwin, D-Ann Arbor. The bill would allow roughly 235,000 people to have their misdemeanor records for… Read More→
Michigan’s medical marijuana market could crash after recreational shops launch July 9, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan has the second-largest population of medical marijuana patients in the nation, but that could change significantly after the recreational market launches in the state. Data from across the country show the number of medical marijuana patients significantly drops in… Read More→
Minorities find themselves almost shut out of Michigan’s marijuana business June 24, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments When Margeaux Bruner looked into the possibility of getting a license to enter the blossoming marijuana industry, she realized she would face some barriers that might be impossible to overcome. The Novi resident has bachelor’s and master’s degrees and worked in… Read More→
Michigan could face competition after Illinois legislature approves recreational pot June 18, 2019 AggregatedNews Illinois, Michigan 0 Comments When Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs legislation legalizing recreational marijuana later this month, it will set up a race for the Midwest. Who gets to be first in the Midwest to kick off the market for legal weed and capitalize… Read More→
Michigan picks up pace of reviewing and awarding marijuana business licenses June 14, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Since the Michigan Medical Marijuana Licensing Board was abolished at the end of April, the Marijuana Regulatory Agency has dramatically picked up the pace of reviewing business applications. In May, the first full month of taking over licensing responsibilities, the… Read More→
Majoring in marijuana: Michigan universities expand their degree programs April 11, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan, Training & Education 0 Comments Marijuana is moving from the dorm room to the classroom at Michigan universities. Two universities in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are the first in the state to add cannabis-focused degree programs to their offerings. In Marquette, Northern Michigan University -- which… Read More→
Michigan’s unlicensed pot dispensaries to get firm closure deadline April 10, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Lawmakers will try to shutter unlicensed medical marijuana providers once and for all, as of June 1, under a bill now on a fast track in the Legislature. Earlier efforts to shut down providers who have not yet obtained licenses… Read More→