Marijuana Business Archives

Sensi Part Grow Facility Near Battle Creek Offering Discounts Until Dec. 31

Sensi Part Grow Facility Near Battle Creek Offering Discounts Until Dec. 31

BATTLE CREEK - Steve Bratic, the contractor at Sensi Park, a 100-acre, potentially five million square foot cannabis and hemp grow facility in Fort Custer outside of Battle Creek, said he and his partners are offering a 10 percent reduction towards leases the first two years and 5 percent reduction for a year that goes

By Mike Brennan|2020-12-09T16:06:21-05:00December 9th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Marijuana Regulatory Agency Hosts Quarterly Virtual Meeting Dec. 10

Marijuana Regulatory Agency Hosts Quarterly Virtual Meeting Dec. 10

LANSING - The Marijuana Regulatory Agency is hosting a virtual meeting Thursday Dec. 10 that will be available to the public via zoom. The agenda is as follows: 1. Welcome 2. Executive Director Report 3. Licensing Report 4. Enforcement Report 5. Public Comment 6. Adjournment And any other business properly before the Agency. Next Meeting

By Mike Brennan|2020-12-08T15:06:33-05:00December 8th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Marijuana Legalization Opponents Turn To Courts To Shoot Down State Ballot Initiatives

WASHINGTON DC - Private citizens and public officials, sometimes joined by governors, increasingly are filing lawsuits to kill statewide marijuana legalization ballot initiatives, including some that voters approved in November. The legal challenges appear to be long shots to thwart legalization efforts in Mississippi, Montana and South Dakota. Even if the lawsuits are unsuccessful, it’s

By Staff Writer|2020-12-04T18:35:19-05:00December 4th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan-Based C3 Industries Raises $45 Million – Expands Into Missouri, And Massachusetts

Michigan-Based C3 Industries Raises $45 Million – Expands Into Missouri, And Massachusetts

ANN ARBOR - C3 Industries, a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis company based in Ann Arbor, closed a $45 million funding round late last month that will help the company expand from Oregon and Michigan into Massachusetts and Missouri. The cannabis company co-founded by two University of Michigan graduates said the investment will also help with

By Mike Brennan|2020-12-03T09:45:10-05:00December 3rd, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Detroit OKs Recreational Pot Ordinance That Allows For Consumption Lounges

DETROIT - Adult-use cannabis dispensaries are finally coming to Michigan’s biggest city. Detroit City Council unanimously approved an adult-use recreational marijuana ordinance on Tuesday. Not only does the new ordinance catch Detroit up with other communities in the state that have opted-in for recreational cannabis sales, but it surpasses them by allowing for designated consumption

By Michigan Marijuana Report|2020-11-30T09:42:02-05:00November 28th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Marijuana Regulatory Agency Announces Social Equity Program Application Now Online

Marijuana Regulatory Agency Announces Social Equity Program Application Now Online

LANSING - The Marijuana Regulatory Agency’s (MRA) social equity team on Wednesday announced it will now accept applications for the social equity program online. For more information on the social equity program and submitting the application online, please see the social equity page at www.michigan.gov/MRA. On December 2 the social equity team will host an

By Michigan Marijuana Report|2020-11-30T09:41:44-05:00November 28th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Detroit Could Grow Hemp On Vacant Urban Land

ANN ARBOR - Greg Pawlowski, a Detroit city planner, in this interview said Mayor Duggan is very interested in the idea of growing hemp for non human consumption on the 35,000 vacant parcels of land (where the building has been demolished) owned by City government. While plans remain preliminary, the upside opportunity is enormous, particularly

By Mike Brennan|2020-11-13T08:17:42-05:00November 12th, 2020|Hemp, Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

Gage Cannabis Opens Latest Michigan Adult-Use Provisioning Center In Lansing

Gage Cannabis Opens Latest Michigan Adult-Use Provisioning Center In Lansing

LANSING – Gage Cannabis Co. is now offering adult-use recreational marijuana sales at its Lansing location, after opening its first retail location in Adrian in April. Gage operates provisioning centers in Adrian, Ferndale, Lansing and Traverse City, as well as the Cookies store in Detroit. The Lansing store is located at 3425 S. Martin Luther

By Mike Brennan|2020-11-07T19:14:35-05:00November 7th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Four20 Post Interview: Stormy Simon, Former CEO High Times Magazine

ANN ARBOR - Jamie Cooper from Sensi Connects interviews cannabis advocate Stormy Simon, former CEO of Overstock and High Times magazine. Stormy also is running for state representative in Utah. In her words: "I was born to a blue-collar family in Hammond, Indiana, and spent my formative years in the small town of Tooele. I

By Mike Brennan|2020-11-05T11:08:42-05:00November 3rd, 2020|Featured, Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

Cannabis Caucus of Michigan’s Democratic Party Releases List of Candidate Endorsements

LANSING - Pro-cannabis candidates for election have been identified and endorsed by the Michigan Democratic Party’s Cannabis Caucus. The Caucus has endorsed contestants in both national and in-state contests being decided at the General Election on November 3rd. The Caucus endorses Joe Biden as President and recommends that the state voters return Gary Peters to

By Mike Brennan|2020-10-28T11:23:35-04:00October 28th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News, Politics, Politics/Government|