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After more than two years of investigation, former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson (R) pleaded guilty to bribery in connection with the state’s marijuana licensing program. The FBI and a federal grand jury had been inspecting for nearly two years (2017-2019) of...

Cannabis sales in Michigan hit $1.03 billion in the first half of 2022, up by 26.9% from the same period last year. As per the report released by the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency, June marijuana sales in the Great Lakes state, improved 0.5% sequentially.  The Agency...

Calvin Johnson Jr., the former Detroit Lions wide receiver, is a force behind the cannabis-focused company Primitiv, which has a wellness approach to its research and products. With a focus on nanotechnology, Primitiv, Johnson co-founded with another former Detroit Lions veteran Rob...

Michigan regulators are no longer pursuing previously announced plans to allow hemp to be synthetically converted to THC, the principal psychoactive constituent of the cannabis plant. The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) opted to withdraw the request for rulemaking on Friday, reported...

The saga of Michigan's moldy marijuana recall continues as the state's Marijuana Regulatory Agency's request to reinstate a recall on contaminated products was denied by The Court of Claims on Monday, Dec. 20, MLive reported. Attorneys for the Michigan regulatory body filed a court...

The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) recently released an unknown quantity of unsafe marijuana for potential sale to the public, MLive reported. The marijuana in question had failed lab tests and was found to have unacceptably high levels of mold, yeast, or fungi...

Although states with legal recreational marijuana programs have been notably careful to ensure product safety, as with any industry, mistakes happen.  This time, the state of Michigan recently recalled 10,000 cannabis-infused chocolate edibles dubbed Covert...

Three dams have failed in mid-Michigan after days of heavy rain, leading to the evacuation of 10,000 residents. On Tuesday, the Edenville dam failed and the Sanford dam was overrun, according to the Midland Daily News. On Wednesday morning, a third structure — the Poseyville Dyke in Midland...

In the light of the new stay-at-home order in Michigan, a marijuana dispensary in Thetford Township, 20 minutes north of Flint, is pivoting to provide home delivery services on Tuesday for both medical and recreational marijuana products Freddie's, co-owned by husband-and-wife...

The true extent of the coronavirus pandemic's damage to America’s workforce became more apparent Thursday with weekly unemployment benefit filings soaring to 3.3 million, the highest number on record. Governments around the world have pumped money into their economies, helping...

Pot has become a hotter commodity as gyms, theaters and other social venues close to prevent the spread of coronavirus — and fearful Michiganders seek out ways to relieve stress. “There has been an increase of customers who are stockpiling both medical and recreational cannabis and...

Amid coronavirus concerns, the first adult-use cannabis store in Kent County, Michigan — Meds Cafe — opened Friday. A line of more than 100 people formed at the opening, according to MLive.  The COVID-19 outbreak hasn’t delayed the opening of two more adult-use...

In November 2018, Michigan voters legalized recreational cannabis, creating the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act. In October 2019, the western Michigan city of Kalamazoo accepted Ordinance 2,000, which postpones the city's recreational use opt-in and sets a goal date of June 1...

A temporary ban on vaping product sales in Massachusetts was announced in September by Gov. Charlie Baker. The ban was initially set to end Dec. 24, but Baker decided to end it earlier on Dec. 11, according to Boston NPR affiliate WBUR.  “We were comfortable stepping back from...

Demand for recreational weed is pretty high in Michigan. “People traveled from across the state, braved the cold and stood in line for hours to be among the first to purchase recreational marijuana in northern Michigan," Doug Hellyar, president and COO of Lume Cannabis Company, told...