ANN ARBOR - On Four20 Post Live, Erin Newcomb, Director of Retail Operations, for Botanical, updates the company’s new consumption lounge opening June 1. Dave Crabill, president of iHemp Michigan, tells cannabis folks why they should attend the Midwest Hemp and Cannabis Conference Friday and Saturday at the Lansing Center. He is joined by Laurie
ANN ARBOR - It's tough to find a bank that will work with you if you're in the Cannabis and Hemp business in Michigan. But now BankMichigan has expanded its reach into both business sectors with commercial loans and more. To find out what is now available, watch this short video interview with Aaron Ambinder
KALAMAZOO -A Kalamazoo cannabis company’s recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing will test some particularly murky legal waters and could potentially set a legal precedent for other cannabis-related businesses facing insolvency. Master Equity Group LLC on April 20 filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of Michigan under subchapter V of the federal bankruptcy
WASHINGTON DC - US Senators on both sides of the aisle are throwing support behind a proposal to tuck key marijuana banking legislation into a larger package aimed at boosting U.S. competitiveness, increasing the odds that a significant cannabis bill gets through the upper chamber this year. Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.), the No. 3 Senate Democrat, is
WASHINGTON DC - Tax revenues derived from the licensed retail sale of state-legal, adult-use cannabis products grew by more than 30 percent between 2020 and 2021, totaling over $3.7 billion last year – according to an analysis provided by the Marijuana Policy Project. MPP’s figures do not include revenues derived from the sales of medical cannabis products
DETROIT - Weed, marijuana, cannabis, the “devil’s lettuce,” reefer madness, are all relatively well known terms in today's society. With modern times bringing modern solutions to age-old “problems,” the public opinion of marijuana is shifting. This is a good thing, with decriminalization of a substance that is arguably more safe than drinking alcohol, to full
DETROIT - The global cannabis market size is expected to reach $129 billion by 2028, exhibiting an annual compound growth rate of 26.19 percent during the forecast period. Various research activities on genetic development and modification of the cannabis plant, developments in legal rights on creation of cannabis and manifestation of medicinal properties of cannabis are
WASHINGTON DC - Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have introduced legislation to incentivize state and local governments to expunge the criminal records of those who have previously been convicted of marijuana offenses. Their bill, entitled The Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act, seeks to appropriate $20 million to the US Attorney General for
ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Nov. 8 , we devoted the show to provide more details about HeroProjectUSA.Org and how it will work with the cannabis industry to fund Veteran Service Organizations that work with Veterans to deal with physical and mental issues, homelessness, unemployment and more. Our first big sponsorship is at a
ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Monday at 2 pm, we devote the show to provide more details about HeroProjectUSA.Org and how it will work with the cannabis industry to fund Veteran Service Organizations that work with Veterans to deal with physical and mental issues, homelessness, unemployment and more. On the show will be Anton
