WARREN - ABKO Labs this week was certified by the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency to test adult-use cannabis products, a nearly 18-month process that now gives the Warren-based lab the ability to test Medical Marijuana, Adult-Use Marijuana and Hemp products for potency as well as contaminants. Co-founders Amy Brown and Kirk Olbrich join the Four20
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
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
DETROIT - Gage Growth Corp. announced last week the opening of its 10th provisioning center in Burton, near Flint, serving medical and recreational customers. The new storefront at 1234 N. Center Road. "Michigan continues to be one of the strongest cannabis markets in the country, and the opening of our 10th store location in the state is
LANSING - The Marijuana Regulatory Agency has issued a $20 million RFP for a non-profit organization or academic institution to provide one or more clinical trials that are approved by the United States food and drug administration to test the efficacy of marijuana in treating the medical conditions of United States armed services veterans and
WARREN – ABKO Labs has merged with Premium CBD Labs, based in Madison, WI, to create a Great Lakes cannabis and hemp testing group. ABKO co-founder Amy Brown said she started having conversations with Premium CEO Jeff Hagen a few months ago. The merger is under review for regulatory compliance by the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Hash Bash will be returning this year as a virtual variety-show-style production, free to the public, featuring activists and entertainers from around the state and country. The emergence of Covid-19's new "Variant of Concern" on the University of Michigan campus prompted the committee to make this year’s Hash Bash
ANN ARBOR - A Michigan microbusiness license allows the holder to grow up to 150 plants, process those plants into a variety of cannabis extracts and edibles, and sell those products directly to the consumer. Today on Four20Post we have the state’s only two microbusiness license holders who will discuss their experiences. Ben Kolasa, the owner of Sticky
ANN ARBOR - Dan Keelan, publisher of the Michigan Marijuana Report, updates how much the digital publication has grown in the past year and hints at some of the new programs that will be launched in 2021. As a disclaimer, Mike Brennan is Editor of MIMarijuanaReport.Com. https://youtu.be/pV8_IXM9ngY
MARSHALL – Common Citizen will kick off 2021 with the Common Citizen for the Common Good food drive, which launched on New Year’s Day. Common Citizen has partnered with local food banks and charitable organizations to host the food drive at its Flint, Detroit and Battle Creek locations. “The communities we serve have welcomed Common
