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MCMA Furious As MRA Authorizes Cannabis Microbusiness License Expansion

MCMA Furious As MRA Authorizes Cannabis Microbusiness License Expansion

LANSING - The Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association is calling on state leaders to address the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency’s proposed expansion of the state’s Class A Microbusiness License — something the MRA is not authorized to do under state statute, Benzinga reports. The MCMA, comprised of many of Michigan's largest growers, processors and cannabis licensees, says the state Legislature – not state agencies

By Mike Brennan|2022-03-02T11:45:45-05:00March 2nd, 2022|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Marijuana Report Partners with Small Business Association of Michigan

Michigan Marijuana Report Partners with Small Business Association of Michigan

ANN ARBOR – Michigan Marijuana Report has formed a strategic partnership with the Small Business Association of Michigan to give cannabis businesses access to SBAM’s group buying power for products and services, including low-cost insurance. “We’re excited to work with SBAM, an organization I have been a member of for more than a decade,” said

By Mike Brennan|2022-03-01T10:22:38-05:00March 1st, 2022|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Cannabis Jobs In Michigan Grew By 72 Percent in 2021, Third Behind California And Colorado

Cannabis Jobs In Michigan Grew By 72 Percent in 2021, Third Behind California And Colorado

SEATTLE - Cannabis sales in Michigan shot up 81 percent in 2021, reaching $1.79 billion and supporting 31,152 jobs. That 72 percent annual growth in jobs puts Michigan behind only California and Colorado in terms of total state cannabis employment. Michigan maintains robust medical and adult-use markets, with 402 dual (adult-use and medical) retailers, 47

By Staff Writer|2022-02-27T10:50:35-05:00February 27th, 2022|Marijuana Business, News|

Value Of Hemp Production Totaled $824 Million In 2021

Value Of Hemp Production Totaled $824 Million In 2021

WASHINGTON DC - USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the results of the 2021 Hemp Acreage and Production Survey in its National Hemp Report showing the value of U.S. hemp production in the open totaled $712 million. The value of production for hemp that was grown under protection in the U.S. totaled $112 million. Planted

By Staff Writer|2022-02-22T08:56:09-05:00February 21st, 2022|Marijuana Business, News|

Monroe Street Fair Looking For General Business Support To Reach Cannabis Businesses

Monroe Street Fair Looking For General Business Support To Reach Cannabis Businesses

ANN ARBOR - The Monroe Street Fair on April 2 is looking to work with general businesses that want to do business with Michigan's rapidly expanding legal cannabis companies. Fair Co-Founder Charlie Strackbein joins Matt and Mike on MITech TV to explain how these businesses can benefit by becoming a Fair sponsor, where at least

By Mike Brennan|2022-02-16T12:26:34-05:00February 16th, 2022|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

Michigan Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Decline 9 Percent In January From December, But Up 41 Percent From A Year Ago

Michigan Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Decline 9 Percent In January From December, But Up 41 Percent From A Year Ago

LANSING - After a record-setting December and an equally booming 2021, Michigan’s adult-use cannabis sales decreased 9 percent to $152.6 million in January though 41 percent up from a year ago. The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency, which breaks down sales by medical and adult-use, reported medical sales falling 32 percent from a year ago to $28 million, down 15 percent sequentially, and

By Mike Brennan|2022-02-09T20:25:01-05:00February 9th, 2022|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Cannabis Dispensary Business Is Now Going Door-to-Door Deliveries

Cannabis Dispensary Business Is Now Going Door-to-Door Deliveries

DETROIT - The retail sale of cannabis and cannabis products like CBD oil and gummies, is one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S. and abroad. If not for ongoing federal legal regulation and associated problems with central bank financing, the industry and its healing, medicinal, and recreational products would be skyrocketing. Or so

By Mike Brennan|2022-02-09T20:52:37-05:00February 9th, 2022|Marijuana Business, News|

Top 10 Successful People Who Smoke Cannabis In 2022

Top 10 Successful People Who Smoke Cannabis In 2022

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

By Jesus Sanchez|2024-06-12T13:40:47-04:00January 30th, 2022|Guest Columns, Marijuana Business, News|

TerryWorldWide Looks To Add Cannabis Business In Detroit

TerryWorldWide Looks To Add Cannabis Business In Detroit

ANN ARBOR - Terry Willis, founder of TerryWorldWide.Com, started his Detroit-based business in 2010 and works closely with Home Depot to supply various construction materials. Terry Willis, CEO TerryWorldWide Now the entrepreneur is taking a close look at adding a cannabis line of business in Detroit to his portfolio. To find out why

By Mike Brennan|2022-01-24T12:25:00-05:00January 24th, 2022|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

Cannabis Headlines From Rick Thompson Executive Director Michigan NORML

Cannabis Headlines From Rick Thompson Executive Director Michigan NORML

ANN ARBOR - Rick Thompson, executive director of Michigan NORML, provides the latest cannabis headlines, including Kalamazoo Valley Community College to offer cannabis training programs; the Pot for Plasma drive that offers free pre-rolls for blood donations; how big will cannabis reform be nationally in 2022; and excavations in China shows the Tang Dynasty rulers

By Rick Thompson|2022-01-20T17:03:41-05:00January 19th, 2022|Marijuana Business, News|