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iHemp Hour: How To Use Hemp Building Materials And Get Certification

LANSING - On iHemp Hour June 18 at noon, Dawn Schultz and Eric McKee of the US Hemp Building Association will share their insight into hemp fiber as a building material and the steps they are taking for certification. On June 11, iHemp Hour interviewed Morris Beegle of WAFA and Eric Streenstra of Vote Hemp last

By |2020-06-18T08:32:27-04:00June 18th, 2020|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Recreational Marijuana Surpasses Medical Marijuana Weekly Sales

Six months into its existence, Michigan’s recreational marijuana industry hit a new milestone last week, exceeding medical marijuana in weekly sales for the first time ever. Some industry players like Steve Linder, president of the Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association, which describes its members as the General Motors, Ford, and Chryslers of Michigan’s cannabis industry, see

By |2020-06-20T14:39:20-04:00June 17th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

February 2020 Legal U.S. Cannabis Demand Increases Full Percentage Point

EAST LANSING - According to Anderson Economic Group’s monthly AndCan®Index, demand for legal cannabis products in the United States continued to climb in February 2020. AEG’s experts produce this monthly measurement by closely following 50-state trends for both the recreational and medicinal marijuana markets. Monthly calculations are based on benchmarks developed when AEG first began assessing

By |2020-06-16T19:11:39-04:00June 16th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

GVSU Economics Expert: Slow Recovery Begins

GRAND RAPIDS — Although local economic statistics for May are negative, it now appears the worst of the COVID-19 driven recession is over and the recovery has begun, said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business. Long surveyed local business leaders and his findings below

By |2020-06-13T14:15:33-04:00June 13th, 2020|Featured, News|

iHemp Hour: Soil Health, Plant Nutrition

ANN ARBOR - Mark Carrol and Gary Reding of Ozadia bring Hemp farmers up to date on soil health and plant nutrition. On Thursday June 11, Morris Beegle from the Colorado Hemp Company, Let’s Talk Hemp, Tree Free Hemp and NoCo Hemp Expo. Eric Steenstra a founding member of the Hemp Industries Association, Co-Founder of the hemp brand Ecolution, Let’s Talk Hemp, and president of Vote Hemp.

By |2020-06-08T08:27:19-04:00June 8th, 2020|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

iHemp Hour 6: US Hemp Roundtable With Federal Legislation Update

ANN ARBOR - Jonathan Miller of the US Hemp Roundtable discusses the latest federal legislation that impacts Hemp farmers. Miller serves as the general counsel to the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, the hemp industry’s leading national business advocacy organization, with member companies and organizations that represent every link of the hemp product chain, from seed to

By |2020-06-02T19:14:40-04:00June 2nd, 2020|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

ITC Michigan Supports Pandemic Response With Funding To Mental Health, Substance Abuse Centers

NOVI - As the nation rallies to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, ITC Michigan is committing funding to support disaster relief agencies that provide mental health and substance abuse support throughout Michigan. The relief effort is part of ITC’s two-phase funding commitment to support relief agencies throughout its seven-state footprint. “ITC Michigan has

By |2020-06-01T09:59:01-04:00June 1st, 2020|News|

Watch LIVE Cannabis Stock Presentations from CEOs of Leading Companies

DETROIT - The can't miss event for informed cannabis investors and traders is almost here! Register for FREE to see LIVE presentations online during the trading day. Click HERE to save your spot on June 1: Featuring: Live & on-demand presentations from top CEOs, investors, and leaders in the cannabis space 1:1 networking opportunities An

By |2020-05-30T13:41:30-04:00May 30th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

iHemp Hour Video: Hemp Cloning, Hemp Textiles Ask

ANN ARBOR - Michael Thue from Great Lakes Hemp Supplements demonstrates how to clone hemp plants in iHemp Hour version 6 that aired live on Facebook May 21. Also on the show was Shannon O'Hara who co-founded the SkilledLaborersBrigade, a group of 500 tailors in New York City. She is looking for a company to

By |2020-05-30T13:39:03-04:00May 27th, 2020|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|