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FLINT - Rick Thompson, Executive Director of Michigan NORML, provides the latest Cannabis headlines from Michigan and beyond. Those include record June adult-use sales and City of Detroit issuing licenses for adult-use dispensaries, microbusinesses, and consumption lounges. More at MINORML https://youtu.be/yMv7gd7Yp9g
DETROIT - Congratulations to the winners of the High Times Cannabis Cup Michigan: People’s Choice Edition 2022, the Biggest Cannabis Cup in High Times history. The competition was fierce, which is no surprise since Michigan is one of the most quickly growing cannabis markets in the country. More than 30 participating dispensaries offered the People’s
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University in West Michigan has expanded its Cannabis Tourism and Hospitality curriculum and the fall classes are filling up fast, John Lipford from GVSU says in this video interview. It’s another indicator that Cannabis tourism in Michigan is growing rapidly and his students, he says, are the pioneers in this business
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University is expanding class offerings to help its students find their footing in the cannabis tourism and hospitality industries after graduation. Starting this fall, GVSU’s Hospitality and Tourism Management program will offer more courses for students to take to earn a specialized badge, certificate or minor in cannabis operations.
ANN ARBOR - True North Collective, a grower and processor, has made a couple of executive hires, Kelly Garety as Director Of Sales and Strategic Development and Jamie Cooper as Director of Marketing. Kelly previously worked for ABKO Labs; and Jamie will continue to serve as Michigan manager for Sensi Magazine. More Information at True North
ANN ARBOR - Dunegrass Cannabis operates a half dozen dispensaries in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Now Dunegrass hopes to make its dispensaries part of its effort to generate cannabis tourism way up north. Dunegrass' Brian Buchanan provides details in this video interview on Four20 Post Live. Check out Dungrass https://youtu.be/u2Zxvjzludw
ANN ARBOR - Our theme for June 8 was cannabis tourism. We had Brian Buchanan from Dunegrass Co. in Northern Michigan on to talk about the new cannabis tourism advertising campaign Dunegrass has launched to attract visitors to its provisioning centers. We also had Jessica Jackson from Copper House Detroit on the show. She opened
OUDE PEKELA, Holland - Dun Agro Hemp Group, Inc., the American corporation of the leading Dutch hemp company, said it will set up North American headquarters and build its first U.S.-based processing facilities in Indiana. The lack of large-scale hemp processing has slowed the growth of the crop that can be used for more than
TRAVERSE CITY - Cannabis is now an industry emerging alongside tourism in Northern Michigan. One company working hard to combine both is Dunegrass Co. “I reside in Traverse City and genuinely appreciate all our area has to offer," said CEO of Dunegrass Co., Nick Piedmonte. "Dunegrass has six locations across Northern Michigan and U.P. and
NASHVILLE, TENN. –The Hemp Alliance of Tennessee is leading a study on the feasibility of the production of hemp fiber in the state. The organization, comprised of hemp-industry colleagues who support, educate, and collaborate for a successful industry, partnered with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to fund the research that will be conducted by the
