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Black Friday Shopping Might Be Too Late Thanks To Shipping Delays

SAN FRANCISCO - The school year just started, Halloween is coming and Thanksgiving plans are still up in the air. We get it. Your hands are full. Still, consider ordering your year-end gifts now if they're an important part of your holidays. Gifts you buy online on Black Friday might not have enough time to arrive by

By |2021-09-25T10:44:05-04:00September 25th, 2021|IoT, News|

Skymint Buys 3Fifteen Cannabis, Lands $70 Million Loan, Gets $8 Million Investment

ANN ARBOR – The wave of consolidations in the Michigan cannabis market continued Tuesday when SKYMINT announced the acquisition of 3Fifteen Cannabis, the closing of its concurrent $70 million Senior Secured Term Loan from Tropics LP, an affiliate of SunStream Bancorp Inc., a joint venture initiative sponsored by Sundial Growers Inc., and its $8 million equity investment from

By |2021-09-21T17:11:03-04:00September 21st, 2021|Marijuana Business, News|

GVSU Economist: West Michigan Economic Recovery Slows

GRAND RAPIDS — Although still positive, the recovery for the West Michigan industrial economy has slowed considerably in recent weeks, according to a GVSU economist. Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University, said the slowdown is expected at this stage of an economic

By |2021-09-19T14:33:19-04:00September 19th, 2021|Featured, Industry 4.0, News|

Cloud Cannabis Buys Kalamazoo Cultivator, Partners With California’s Wonderbrett

TROY - Cloud Cannabis Co. has acquired a cultivation facility in Kalamazoo, formerly operated by KKind, a Michigan-based cultivator. The location features 70,000 square feet of cultivation space, complete with power, lighting and watering systems. “This acquisition provides Cloud with full control over our supply chain, allowing us to provide our customers with the highest

By |2021-09-13T19:26:49-04:00September 13th, 2021|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Fall For A Veteran – Focus OF HeroProjectUSA Org

ANN ARBOR - Dan Keelan, publisher of Michigan Marijuana Report, and Secretary of the Hero Project Board of Directors, provides the back story on the Fall For A Veteran awareness campaign that kicks off Saturday Sept. 11 and runs through Nov. 11. Over those 60 days, a saturation social media campaign hopes to make the

By |2021-09-08T19:41:10-04:00September 8th, 2021|Marijuana Business, News|

Lake Superior State Partners With Cambium Analytica To Support Cannabis Studies

SAULT STE. MARIE - Lake Superior State University has secured a long-term partnership with Cambium Analytica, a Michigan cannabis testing laboratory, through a $250,000 donation over five years that will help fund the school’s Living-Learning House for Cannabis Studies and various academic research programs for students pursuing a degree in the cutting-edge field. LSSU held

By |2021-09-14T08:44:27-04:00September 8th, 2021|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Can You Be Fired For Off Duty Marijuana Use Even Where It’s Legal?

DETROIT - Marijuana is becoming legal in many states around the country. It is still illegal on a federal level, however. Although many companies are relaxing their drug testing for marijuana, not all of them are. Employers are free to fire anybody that is found to be under the influence of marijuana while at work.

By |2021-09-07T18:16:31-04:00September 6th, 2021|Guest Columns, Marijuana Business, News|

Canada’s TerrAscend To Buy Detroit-Based Gage Cannabis In $545 Million Deal

TORONTO, Can. - In what appears to be one of the first big cannabis consolidations in Michigan, Canadian-based TerrAscend plans to enter Michigan's rapidly growing cannabis market through the acquisition of Detroit-based Gage Growth in an all-stock deal reportedly worth $545 million. TerrAscend, which has operations in both the U.S. and Canada, said the deal will

By |2021-09-02T09:20:15-04:00September 2nd, 2021|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|