Blain Bechtold

Michigan Marijuana Today, New Streaming Media Show

ANN ARBOR - MITechNews.Com has launched a new streaming video show that will focus on the latest headliens from the Michigan adult-legal cannabis industry and the hemp market that provides gummies and tinctures that many people use to sleep better or mitigate pain. The co-hosts are Mike Brennan, editor of MITechNews, and Tim Beck, a

By |2026-03-27T12:03:16-04:00March 22nd, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Cannabis Reform Is Moving Forward — But Washington Is About to Break The Hemp Economy

ANN ARBOR - President Donald Trump’s decision to move marijuana out of the most restrictive federal drug category marks real progress in U.S. cannabis policy — progress that’s been a long time coming. By directing federal agencies to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, the administration is finally acknowledging what science, voters, and

By |2025-12-25T08:49:53-05:00December 25th, 2025|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Industrial Hemp Association Of Michigan Holds Elections Feb. 19

ANN ARBOR – The Industrial Hemp Association of Michigan (iHemp Michigan) will hold its board elections virtually on February 19 via Zoom. According to current President Blain Becktold, the board will mostly stay the same, although some new members might join. Furthermore, Becktold explained that Michigan’s industrial hemp program will return to the US Department

By |2025-07-30T11:25:03-04:00February 4th, 2025|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

Michigan Shuts Down Industrial Hemp Program That Now Reverts To USDA Control

GRAND HAVEN - Michigan has closed its industrial hemp program, leaving farmers to operate directly under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and signaling potentially significant changes for hemp cultivators and processors in the state. Under USDA rules, pre-harvest THC testing protocols are stricter, and all tests must be conducted at federally approved laboratories. Farmers

By |2024-11-22T12:44:41-05:00November 22nd, 2024|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

iHemp Michigan Now Offering Cannabis Credit Card

GRAND HAVEN - iHemp Michigan is now offering CBD stores and Cannabis dispensaries a way to increase business sales by offering their customers a pin-based debit card not affiliated with Visa and MasterCard.  iHemp Michigan has partnered with New Line Processing to make this incredible offer available.  The customer pays a $3.75 fee to process

By |2024-11-20T12:54:22-05:00November 12th, 2024|Featured|

Hemp And It’s 20,000 Uses Michigan’s Newest Cash Crop

ANN ARBOR - Leadership from the Industrial Hemp Association of Michigan joins MITech TV co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush explore the legal world of growing hemp, a crop that can be used to make 20,000 products and not just medicinal CBD. Hempcrete also is the topic since iHemp will be hosting a Hempcrete making

By |2021-06-23T10:38:26-04:00June 23rd, 2021|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|