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Women In Cannabis Program Seeks Sponsors For Fall Celebration

DEARBORN - Four20 Post publisher Dan Keelan talks about the Women in Cannabis Leadership series. The program will highlight the women who are making a positive difference in the cannabis business community. Sponsors will gain tremendous visibility among Michigan's $3 billion plus cannabis industry. These leaders were nominated by their peers and then vetted by

By |2025-08-14T10:57:15-04:00August 5th, 2025|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|
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Despite Legalization Of Adult-Use Cannabis In Ohio, 135 Ohio Cities Ban Pot Sales

COLUMBUS - In November 2023, 57% of voters in Ohio voted for Issue 2, a ballot initiative which legalized adult recreational marijuana use and tasked the Ohio Departments of Commerce and Development with implementing a legal recreational cannabis industry in the state. Like most other states that have legalized cannabis for recreational use, Ohio allows

By |2025-08-01T15:40:03-04:00August 1st, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|
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Tribal Cannabis Compact Signed Between CRA And Bay Mills Indian Community

LANSING - In a historic development for cannabis policy and tribal sovereignty in Michigan, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency and the Bay Mills Indian Community have officially signed the state’s first tribal-state cannabis compact, allowing the Upper Peninsula-based tribal nation to participate directly in Michigan’s licensed adult-use cannabis market. The agreement, finalized on July 25, 2025,

By |2025-08-01T12:37:58-04:00August 1st, 2025|Government/Politics, Marijuana Business, News, Politics/Government|
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July 2025 CRA Social Equity Team’s Quarterly Update

LANSING - It is time for the CRA’s Social Equity Team’s Quarterly Update! Check out what we have been up to this summer along with tips and reminders of the resources we offer. Education Sessions Check out the new additions to the Video Library on the CRA website. Browse all education sessions by topic or

By |2025-07-29T07:11:22-04:00July 29th, 2025|Government/Politics, Marijuana Business, News, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Ohio Legislative Snafu Freezes $20 Million Aimed At Cannabis-Friendly Cities

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Recreational marijuana sales have generated $55 million in taxes since sales began a year ago, but the Ohio cities that host the dispensaries still haven’t gotten a dime of it. While municipalities that host dispensaries were initially promised 36% of those tax dollars, or roughly $20 million, they’ve been waiting for state

By |2025-07-28T15:51:51-04:00July 28th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|
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Ohio Cannabis Sales Top $921 Million Since August 2024

COLUMBUS - According to the Division of Cannabis Control, between August 7 and July 12, marijuana retailers in Ohio generated $653,066,896 in adult-use sales and $268,597,078 in medical marijuana purCombined, that’s $921,663,974 across 12,068,699 transactions—9,068,956 from recreational customers and 2,999,743 from medical marijuana patients. The average price per gram of marijuana flower has also fallen

By |2025-07-24T17:51:24-04:00July 24th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|
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Michigan Roadside Drug Testing Continues To Move Through Legislature

LANSING - Under new bills making their way through the Michigan Legislature, police could swab your mouth on the side of the road and know within minutes if there are drugs in your system. While the bipartisan bills are garnering support in the name of safety, strong pushback is also emerging. Big picture view: Under Michigan law, driving

By |2025-07-23T15:17:47-04:00July 23rd, 2025|Featured, Government/Politics, Marijuana Business, News, Politics/Government|
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Ohio Expected To Become One Of Two States Driving Cannabis Sales Nationally

COLUMBUS - Ohio’s licensed marijuana market appears to be an outlier among the 24 states that have legalized cannabis. Ohio is expected to grow rapidly, while legal sales in more mature markets have stagnated. That’s likely to make the Buckeye State one of the primary drivers of the broader industry’s potentially huge growth in the

By |2025-07-22T16:15:00-04:00July 22nd, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|
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Ohio Cannabis Enthusiasts Buy Twice As Much Adult-Legal Pot Than Medical Marijuana

COLUMBUS, Ohio — On average, Ohioans buy twice as much nonmedical marijuana as they do medical marijuana, underscoring the dramatic effect legalizing recreational cannabis has had on Ohio’s market. Despite a five-year head start, the recreational market is quickly gaining on the medical market. Just 11 months in, recreational marijuana has brought in twice as

By |2025-07-18T14:49:14-04:00July 18th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|
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Ohio State Budget Excludes Voter-Backed Pot Social Equity And Jobs Program

COLUMBUS - With the passage of the state budget and lawmakers going on recess until fall, the status of laws and policies around Ohio’s legal cannabis programs at mid-year 2025 remains in a state of flux. In at least one recent development, though, lawmakers have decided that the state should forgo a voter-backed cannabis social

By |2025-07-16T18:30:18-04:00July 16th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|
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