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
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
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
DETROIT – LIFT opened its Operation Next advanced manufacturing certification program to employees of Detroit-area small and medium-sized manufacturers to help them recover from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Available to industry for the first time, the new Operation Next civilian program, funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
DETROIT—In a reversal of second quarter trends, the leaders of Michigan’s largest employers anticipate the state and federal economies will stabilize and improve in the coming months. While more than half of business leaders predicted worsening state and federal economic outlooks last quarter, 82 percent now say the U.S. economy will stay the same or improve during the
DETROIT - Comerica Bank’s Michigan Economic Activity Index increased in August to a level of 103.1, some 19 percent, higher than the cyclical low. But the index averaged 117.7 points for all of 2019. Our Michigan Economic Activity Index rebounded in July and August as a result of the early summer business re-openings and resumption
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
ANN ARBOR - Third generation financier Bob Moore can provide a variety of financing options for cannabis and hemp companies. He can finance purchase orders, Inventory, equipment, land, buildings and much more. To get a special quote, provide the code MB. Bob Moore Financing for Hemp Products – Hemp – CBD – Cannabis Equipment and
TROY — The fourth annual Integr8 conference will be different from the previous three - due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event, on Nov. 9 and 10, will be virtual. In a press release, the host, Automation Alley, said the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the urgent need for Industry 4.0 adoption and integration
ANN ARBOR - If you want to understand where the Michigan cannabis industry is headed, you want to watch this 20 minute round table discussion that was part of Four20 Post on Oct. 7. Under the microscope were politics, and how the sector could eventually be dominated by very large players and unique specialty boutiques
