With $42 million having been announced in medical marijuana revenue during the first four months of sales in Michigan, the state’s policymakers face a distinct challenge. How do you make sure that a decent slice of that money goes to those who have had their lives turned upside-down by... Read more
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 marijuana use and possession automatically expunged without having to... Read more
There continues to be some large gaps in justice when it comes to the state by state cannabis legalization movement. Among them is a key question; What happens to those individuals with cannabis offenses that took place before the laws changed? Believe it or not, many of them aren’t... Read more
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 a state once the product is legalized for recreational... Read more
Michigan has very quickly become the latest state in the U.S. to legalize marijuana. As they are the only state in the midwest at the current time that has done so, they have a lot of weight on their shoulders. The new rules should help to make the transition to recreational marijuana very smooth. The […]
The people of Michigan are one step closer to the development of their recreational marijuana industry. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a set of emergency rules into effect on Wednesday that detail licensing applications and the difference between the state’s recreational and medicinal systems. Voters approved a ballot measure authorizing... Read more
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 on a potential billion dollar industry, Michigan or Illinois?... Read more
A bipartisan group of 20 state and territorial attorney generals has called for the passage of a federal bill that would give cannabis industry businesses access to the U.S. banking system. In a letter sent to leaders of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday, the... Read more
This last weekend, cannabis advocates and supporters gathered in cities across the country to celebrate what is known as “4/20,” a cultural celebration of cannabis. Michigan’s Hash Bash In several states like Michigan, the celebration was particularly exciting because of recently passed adult-use laws. Earlier this month, NCIA’s Business... Read more
When Michigan officially consolidates pot business oversight into the Marijuana Regulatory Agency on Tuesday, state officials will be expected to tackle tough issues that are roiling the medical and recreational marijuana markets. There are lingering fears among Michigan’s marijuana businesses about the viability of a fully licensed market that has yet to produce a steady,... Read more
