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New York Times Ad Calls Out “Election Denier” UAW President Shawn Fain

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Center for Union Facts, a pro-business non profit, ran an advertisement in the New York Times calling out UAW President Shawn Fain for being an “election denier” and refusing to accept the results of a unionization vote at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama. The UAW lost the election by nearly 600

By |2024-05-31T08:00:57-04:00May 30th, 2024|Featured, News|

Don’t Panic If You See Helicopters Flying Low Over Michigan High-Voltage Lines

NOVI – ITC will be conducting aerial patrols of the high-voltage transmission structures and lines in Michigan from approximately May 28-June 26, weather permitting. The helicopter patrols are conducted to provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system that is operated by ITC’s Michigan operating entities, ITCTransmission and Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (METC).

By |2024-05-28T14:22:51-04:00May 28th, 2024|Clean Update, Featured, News|

UAW’s Next Frontier: Mercedes-Benz in Alabama

ANN ARBOR -  The Center for Automotive Research (CAR), a leading independent non-profit organization focused on automotive research and analysis, today announced the release of a new white paper co-authored with Wayne State University, titled "UAW's Next Frontier: Mercedes-Benz in Alabama." This white paper examines the unionization vote at the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) plant

By |2024-05-28T17:17:48-04:00May 27th, 2024|Featured, News|

DEA’s Proposed Move To Reschedule Cannabis To Schedule III On Federal Register

WASHINGTON DC - The Drug Enforcement Administration’s proposed rule to move cannabis to Schedule III hit the federal register today, starting the 62-day public comment period ending in July. Read the details below. Action Notice of proposed rulemaking. Summary The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) proposes to transfer marijuana from schedule I of the Controlled Substances

By |2024-05-22T08:50:41-04:00May 22nd, 2024|Marijuana Business, News|

Biden Says DOJ Officially Moving To Reschedule Marijuana To Schedule III

WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is officially moving to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug, a less dangerous category than Schedule I in which it is now classified, the Biden administration announced yesterday. Biden called the development “monumental” in a video posted to social media. “Far too many lives have been upended

By |2024-05-17T15:34:51-04:00May 17th, 2024|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency Recalls Flavor Galaxy’s Infused Pre-Rolled Joints

LANSING- Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency is recalling infused pre-rolled joints made by the Hazel Park-based cannabis producer Flavor Galaxy, the agency said Wednesday. The agency is recalling more than 1,000 units of infused pre-rolled joints after it found Flavor Galaxy added cannabis distillate (THC oil) and/or terpenes (aromatic compounds found within cannabis flowers) to the joints after they had

By |2024-05-16T17:52:06-04:00May 16th, 2024|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan’s April Cannabis Sales Top $275 Million, Down $10 Million From March

LANSING - The Cannabis Regulatory Agency reported Wednesday that $278,546,443 in marijuana and marijuana products sold legally in April, down about $10 million from the record $288 million sold In March. Medical cannabis sales represent 0.8% of Michigan’s overall marketplace so far in 2024. To put that April decline in perspective, March included five Fridays

By |2024-05-16T08:16:23-04:00May 16th, 2024|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Cannabis Vertical C3 Industries Gets $16M Investment For Grow In Connecticut

ANN ARBOR - C3 Industries, a milti-state cannabis company headquartered in Ann Arbor, has received a $16 million investment in a grow facility in Connecticut. C3 also has operations in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Massachusetts and New Jersey. The investment was made by New Lake Capital Partners, the second transacction with C3, having partnered with C3

By |2024-05-12T15:43:30-04:00May 12th, 2024|Marijuana Business, News|

Poll: Majority Of Americans Have Tried Marijuana And Say It Should Be Legal

WASHINGTON DC - Most adults acknowledge having consumed cannabis and six in ten say that the substance should be legal nationwide, according to survey data provided by YouGov. Fifty-seven percent of respondents said that they had consumed cannabis during their lifetimes. Of those who acknowledged having used marijuana, most described their experiences as “mostly positive.” Separate

By |2024-05-12T10:34:16-04:00May 12th, 2024|Marijuana Business, News|