Michigan to open access to the recreational marijuana market in March to help curb black market sales
Marijuana Industry NewsMichiganRecreational Marijuana October 7, 2020 0
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... Read more
Hobby to craft: First marijuana ‘microbusiness’ license awarded to Northern Michigan man
Marijuana Industry NewsMichiganRecreational Marijuana September 25, 2020 0
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... Read more
Ohio medical marijuana users find bargains in Michigan
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaMichiganOhio September 8, 2020 0
Ohio’s medical marijuana patients have found a cheap place to buy medicinal cannabis: Michigan. Ohio marijuana card holders have repeatedly told The Dispatch, both on the record and in private, that they travel to dispensaries north of the state line to save money. Patients consistently list price as one of the... Read more
Why Michigan’s Recreational Marijuana Industry Isn’t Helping Those Harmed by Drug Policies
Marijuana Industry NewsMichiganRecreational Marijuana September 1, 2020 0
Michigan is still grappling with how to implement its new legal recreational marijuana market. And it turns out during the pandemic, the market is booming. As Michigan’s recreational marijuana market expands, many communities are trying to build social equity measures into their licensing process. The goal is to give people who have... Read more
Michigan marijuana companies targeted in class-action lawsuits claiming telemarketing violations
FloridaMarijuana Industry NewsMichigan August 15, 2020 0
Florida attorney Andrew J. Shamis, who’s developed a cottage industry suing companies over use of unsolicited telemarketing, has set his sites on marijuana companies in Michigan. Shamis with his Miami-based law firm, Shamis & Gentile, has sued at least three Michigan marijuana companies in federal court this year, including... Read more
More recreational marijuana options could come to Michigan this fall
Marijuana Industry NewsMichiganRecreational Marijuana August 14, 2020 0
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... Read more
