DETROIT – Concerns about labor shortages and inflation are weighing on the minds of Michigan’s business leaders, according to a quarterly economic survey released today by Business Leaders for Michigan. Labor shortages are being felt across all job categories, including in manufacturing, office and front-line positions, with 85 percent of survey respondents expecting to have trouble
LANSING - The Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association is calling on state leaders to address the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency’s proposed expansion of the state’s Class A Microbusiness License — something the MRA is not authorized to do under state statute, Benzinga reports. The MCMA, comprised of many of Michigan's largest growers, processors and cannabis licensees, says the state Legislature – not state agencies
ANN ARBOR – Michigan Marijuana Report has formed a strategic partnership with the Small Business Association of Michigan to give cannabis businesses access to SBAM’s group buying power for products and services, including low-cost insurance. “We’re excited to work with SBAM, an organization I have been a member of for more than a decade,” said
SEATTLE - Cannabis sales in Michigan shot up 81 percent in 2021, reaching $1.79 billion and supporting 31,152 jobs. That 72 percent annual growth in jobs puts Michigan behind only California and Colorado in terms of total state cannabis employment. Michigan maintains robust medical and adult-use markets, with 402 dual (adult-use and medical) retailers, 47
JACKSON—The Consumers Energy Foundation is bringing back the Put Your Town on the Map pitch competition to provide $50,000 for big ideas in Michigan’s small towns. The Put Your Town on the Map competition provides dollars for three projects that aim to help small communities in Michigan grow and thrive. Communities with a population of
WASHINGTON DC - USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the results of the 2021 Hemp Acreage and Production Survey in its National Hemp Report showing the value of U.S. hemp production in the open totaled $712 million. The value of production for hemp that was grown under protection in the U.S. totaled $112 million. Planted
ANN ARBOR - The Monroe Street Fair on April 2 is looking to work with general businesses that want to do business with Michigan's rapidly expanding legal cannabis companies. Fair Co-Founder Charlie Strackbein joins Matt and Mike on MITech TV to explain how these businesses can benefit by becoming a Fair sponsor, where at least
LANSING - After a record-setting December and an equally booming 2021, Michigan’s adult-use cannabis sales decreased 9 percent to $152.6 million in January though 41 percent up from a year ago. The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency, which breaks down sales by medical and adult-use, reported medical sales falling 32 percent from a year ago to $28 million, down 15 percent sequentially, and
DETROIT - The retail sale of cannabis and cannabis products like CBD oil and gummies, is one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S. and abroad. If not for ongoing federal legal regulation and associated problems with central bank financing, the industry and its healing, medicinal, and recreational products would be skyrocketing. Or so
DETROIT - Paczki Vodka, made with real Paczkies made in Detroit, will be going on sale online on Friday Feb. 11 at 8 am. A year ago the cult classic sold out the entire run of 4000 bottles in 22 minutes. Detroit City Distillery co-owner Michael Forsyth joins Matt and Mike on MITech TV to
