Michigan expects draft recreational marijuana rules by June March 21, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments The state's Bureau of Marijuana Regulation plans to have draft rules ready by June for the commercial production and sale of recreational marijuana. The issuance of those emergency administrative rules, however, might not occur until later in the year when the department… Read More→
After 4 months, medical marijuana sales in Michigan exceed $42 million March 7, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan's medical marijuana market is growing beyond expectations, generating more than $42 million in sales since the first dispensary opened on Nov. 1. In the first month of operation, when only a few licensed dispensaries were open, $7.1 million in… Read More→
Gov. Whitmer signs executive order to abolish Michigan marijuana licensing board March 2, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Friday abolishing the board that approves or denies applications for licenses for medical marijuana businesses. The action comes as the volunteer board has struggled to consider license applications in a timely manner, effectively stalling… Read More→
Why marijuana sales on the black market are blooming in Michigan after legalization February 27, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Working as a cashier at a dead-end job, Jordan D. saw an opportunity to make piles of quick cash after recreational marijuana was legalized in December. The 25-year-old cobbled together enough money for a few ounces of top-shelf cannabis and… Read More→
Ex-Detroit Lion Calvin Johnson gets pre-approval for medical marijuana business February 22, 2019 AggregatedNews Industry People 0 Comments The second time was the charm for former Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson to get preliminary approval for a license to open a Michigan medical marijuana dispensary. Johnson, along with his wife, Brittney, were approved for pre-qualification status on a 4-0 vote… Read More→
Michigan proposes cutting fees for medical marijuana patients and growers February 12, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Medical marijuana cardholders and the caregivers who provide them with pot will get a break on the cost of getting registered under new rules proposed by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. The rules, which won’t go into… Read More→
Michigan faces health risks from tainted medical marijuana February 5, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments The recalls of six batches of medical marijuana available on the state’s regulated market since January have prompted industry and health expert concerns about continuing to let caregivers grow and create pot products to meet a shortage in the licensed market. More… Read More→
Michigan medical marijuana facilities given temporary licenses following shortage January 28, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments More than 70 Michigan dispensaries operating under temporary licenses were forced to shut their doors at the beginning of 2019. In compliance with a set of bills passed in 2016, reforming the way the state regulates the production and sale of… Read More→
Michigan regulators may allow unlicensed marijuana businesses to reopen January 16, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments The state of Michigan may soon allow closed medical marijuana dispensaries without a license to reopen. More than half the state’s medical marijuana dispensaries were forced to close earlier this month because of licensing issues. The result of the closures… Read More→
Gift of pot? Marijuana businesses work in Michigan law’s gray area January 3, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Selling marijuana won’t be legal for another year in Michigan, but entrepreneurs are seeing green with a loophole in the new law. Since recreational marijuana became legal Dec. 6, a few have made hundreds, even thousands, of dollars by selling… Read More→
80 Michigan communities are blocking recreational marijuana businesses January 2, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments At least 80 Michigan communities have banned or are moving to ban recreational marijuana retail stores and related businesses. It’s a swift response from local governments in the month and a half since voters chose to legalize marijuana in Michigan.… Read More→
Cannabis Businesses In Michigan Gift Marijuana To Bypass Law December 15, 2018 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Although marijuana is now legal for recreational use across the state of Michigan, there isn’t anywhere for adult cannabis consumers to purchase it. The state must first assemble the regulatory affairs for the new pot market, which, if the predictions… Read More→
Michigan Officially Legalizes Marijuana For Recreational Use December 6, 2018 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Legal marijuana has officially come to the Midwest. Under a new measure taking effect Thursday in Michigan, people ages 21 and older in the state can legally possess and use cannabis for recreational purposes. Michigan voters approved the initiative in… Read More→
Michigan To Become First Midwest State To Allow Recreational Marijuana This Week December 3, 2018 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan clears a threshold this week as the first state in the Midwest to allow marijuana for more than just medical purposes. In the Nov. 6 election, voters by a wide margin endorsed recreational use by adults who are at least… Read More→
Michigan marijuana dispensaries won’t run out of pot after state offers help November 29, 2018 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Licensed medical marijuana dispensaries got a break Wednesday, ending a mini-panic over a shortage of marijuana from licensed growers. A new resolution that will be considered by the Medical Marijuana Licensing Board next week will allow licensed dispensaries to continue… Read More→