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Cannabis Movers & Shakers: Ousted CEO, Latest Appointments & New Head Of NM Marijuana Regulator
Friday, April 21, 2023 - 8:46am | 619Flora Growth Announces New CEO & Board Member Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) confirmed that Luis Merchan opted to step down as both chairman of the board and chief executive officer. The board appointed JustCBD founder Hussein Rakine as his replacement. “We are honored to have the...
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Turbulence At Skymint: CEO, Chairman Ousted Amid Legal Battles And Receivership
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 2:41pm | 583Cannabis company Skymint has been going through a rough patch lately. Its CEO and chairman, Jeff Radway, who founded Skymint in 2018, bid farewell to his team in an email on April 18, thanking them for the memories and the ride of a lifetime, as first reported by Crain’s Detroit. Radway has...
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Michigan's SKYMINT BRANDS Completes Acquisition Of 3Fifteen Cannabis
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 1:54pm | 470SKYMINT BRANDS announced under an MSA, the completion of its definitive agreement to acquire 3Fifteen Cannabis' retail chains from majority owner Merida Capital Holdings. "We are thrilled to be adding 3Fifteen Cannabis' highly complementary retail portfolio," stated...
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Skymint Opens The Largest Cannabis Dispensary In Coldwater Michigan, Offering 60 Brands And Cool Atmosphere
Friday, August 6, 2021 - 9:32am | 406Michigan cannabis retailer SKYMINT announced Friday it has opened its 15th retail shop and its third store opening within the last month. Located in the tri-state region of Coldwater, the store is located at 352 S. Willowbrook, just off Interstate-69 in the former...
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Michigan Cannabis Companies Back Charities To Free Marijuana Prisoners: 'We're Trying To Do What's Right'
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 5:29pm | 719Companies go to great lengths to expand market share, but few have tried to free people from prison. Michigan cannabis companies are starting to set aside profits to help free those convicted on cannabis charges. In the last week, Green Peak Innovations launched its Two Joints value flower...
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Michigan Cannabis Companies Expand Despite — And Because Of — Coronavirus
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 3:58pm | 702Some cannabis businesses are scrambling to stay afloat as unemployment undercuts sales and regulatory compliance pressures margins. And some companies are capitalizing on pandemic-related weakness in the cannabis space. “Unlike a lot of companies that maybe got a little overextended and are...
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Green Peak Innovations Expands Cannabis Retail To West Michigan: 'We Take A Measured Approach'
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 12:30pm | 351Recreational pot shops are opening outside the Michigan industry’s Ann Arbor epicenter. On Feb. 13, Green Peak Innovations opened its second adult-use store in the state with a White Cloud location. “With proximity to Grand Rapids and an enthusiastic local community and government, we...
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Green Peak CEO Jeffrey Radway On Short's Brewing Partnership: 'This Is Our Backyard'
Thursday, August 15, 2019 - 12:46pm | 361CBD-infused beer is coming to Michigan. Jeffrey Radway, CEO and co-founder of Green Peak Innovations, announced Thursday at the Cannabis Capital Conference the company is partnering with Short's Brewing Company to bring CBD-infused beer and edibles to market. Green Peak is Michigan’s...
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Why You Should Attend The Cannabis Capital Conference In Detroit
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - 5:12pm | 631After three incredibly successful versions of the Cannabis Capital Conference, the Benzinga events team is bringing the next iteration to our hometown of Detroit. For those who are not acquainted with the event, here is everything you need to know. When Is It? The Cannabis Capital Conference takes...
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Green Peak Innovations: 'Michigan's Patients Deserve Tested And Safe Cannabis'
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 9:10am | 451Medical marijuana grower Green Peaks Innovations planned a Wednesday rally to launch a 30-day campaign urging the State of Michigan to crack down on unlicensed cannabis businesses. "It's resulted in unsafe, untested and, quite frankly, illegal products,” CEO Jeff Radway said....