First announced on “Twosday” February 22, or 2.22.22, Rohan Marley, son of the legendary Bob Marley, plans to launch Lion Order, a cannabis and CBD lifestyle brand that truly reflects the values of both the Marley family and cultivator Heavyweight Heads. Marley plans to launch the brand, fittingly, on... Read more
Marijuana prices plummet in Michigan. Customers are happy, farmers worried
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 pot on the market and people are purchasing it... Read more
Michigan marijuana recall reversal let businesses sell contaminated cannabis
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. The action was the latest in a chain of... Read more
The latest cannabis news out of Michigan shows that even government agencies need a rebrand sometimes. Such is the case in Michigan, where the state’s governor Gretchen Whitmer announced last week that she has taken action “to consolidate the regulatory bodies within the State of Michigan that oversee cannabis... Read more
Whitmer rolls out new name for Michigan pot agency
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 current regulation of the marijuana industry. The change moves... Read more
Red White & Bloom Closes Acquisition of PharmaCo with 21 Cannabis Licenses State transfers 21 medical and adult-use cannabis licenses to RWB Michigan, LLC. Acquisition includes: Eight fully operating dispensaries (five dually licensed); Two operational indoor cultivation facilities totaling over 30,000 sq. ft.; One municipally licensed 10-acre outdoor cultivation... Read more
Activists submitted language for a proposed ballot measure to legalize natural psychedelics in Michigan last week, launching a statewide effort that has seen significant progress at the local level.  The initiative proposal was submitted to state officials on February 1 by the Michigan Initiative for Community Healing, a ballot... Read more
Eden Empire Announces Partner to Lead Charge in Michigan Franchise Expansion
Ryan Allway January 27th, 2022 Uncategorized VANCOUVER, British Columbia and BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Jan. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eden Empire Inc. (CSE: EDEN) (the “Company” or “Eden Empire”) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement (the “Agreement”) with an arm’s length third-party (the “Partner”) to... Read more
Lume Cannabis Co., the top marijuana producer in Michigan
EVART, Mich. (WXYZ) — Adult-use marijuana has become a big business in the State of Michigan. And December proved to be a record month — with sales topping $135 million. We have an exclusive look inside Lume cannabis, the fast-growing company that is the largest single-state operator in the... Read more
Michigan’s New Cannabis Liability Insurance Requirements Raise Concerns by Licensees, Insurers
Authors: Ian A. Stewart and William S. Cook Michigan has adopted new legislation that unintentionally may make Michigan cannabis companies and their insurers scramble to determine how to comply with onerous regulations around mandatory product liability insurance. Without materially consulting the insurance industry on the feasibility of new insurance... Read more
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