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DETROIT - Marijuana is becoming legal in many states around the country. It is still illegal on a federal level, however. Although many companies are relaxing their drug testing for marijuana, not all of them are. Employers are free to fire anybody that is found to be under the influence of marijuana while at work.
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
ANN ARBOR - Anthony Sabatella heads up risk management for America's Back Office, an HR, insurance, payroll outsourcing company that serves more than a thousand clients nationwide. He also heads up THC123 and MyCannaJobs, a similar outsourcing service under the ABO banner for cannabis companies. In this video interview, Sabatella provides all the details on
LANSING - Michigan marijuana sales broke another record last month with more than $171 million in cannabis transactions, according to the Marijuana Regulatory Agency, up $149 million in July. Andrew Brisbo, executive director of the MRA, touted the $128 million in adult-use sales and $43 million in medical cannabis purchases in July, saying, “Another record
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
EAST LANSING - New geographic analysis by experts at Anderson Economic Group shows that, after little more than eighteen months, the retail cannabis industry has spread quickly across Michigan. “Over 80 percent of Michiganders now live within a 20-minute drive of an adult-use retail store,” said Brian Peterson, AEG director of public policy and economic
LANSING - Hemp stole Annie's heart in 2009 when the plant was a paper topic for an environmental economics class. Her research took her down a life-changing journey. Over the next decade she worked with legislators, researchers, editors and industry stakeholders to help change laws, build markets, and educate the community. Annie is a published
ANN ARBOR - The Hero Project to benefit America’s Veterans is the focus on Four20 Post on Wednesday, July 28. We feature Rob Robar from TheHelpingFriendlySalve.Com will reveal the Hero Project packaging for his CBD product line. Jeff Cole, founder of US Hemp Brokerage in Denver, Colorado, will announce his company’s sponsorship of Hero Project.
ANN ARBOR - Long time cannabis activist Anthony Freed provides details on his MaryJane Tours that show ticket holders the story of Ann Arbor cannabis, going back to the arrest of John Sinclair for possession of two joints. The show is one segment on Four20 Post recorded July 21. You can read all the details
DETROIT - As legalization brings marijuana into the mainstream, it’s sparked questions for real estate professionals and individual citizens alike. Will legalization impact property values, for better or worse? Will communities begin to reap benefits of marijuana legalization — or suffer the consequences? So far, the National Association of Realtors — the industry’s largest trade organization
