Michigan’s largest city votes to decriminalize psychedelics
Detroit voters decided overwhelmingly in Tuesday’s general election to decriminalize entheogenic – or psychedelic – plant use and possession.
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Cannabis & Capital: Dutchie; Columbia Care; PharmaCann; Morgan shuts the door; Michigan debt deals
Each month, Grown In curates and chronicles cannabis funding, mergers, and acquisition deals of most importance to cannabis operators, investors and the industry at large.
Illinois cannabis “supercase” invites complainants to join
A schedule was set this week for complainants to petition to be part of what is slowly shaping up to be Illinois’ cannabis supercase in the Cook County Circuit Court.
Missouri cannabis social equity advocates say they’re ignored because the state lacks social equity
Missouri cannabis social equity advocates are frustrated policymakers and industry are not providing them the attention they believe they are due.
Make equity a core value for multiple stakeholders, say Grown In webinar panelists
The division of bud-based business practices and outcomes is why equity should be a core value of all licensed operators.
Racial disparities in cannabis loom large, while MSO-driven social equity efforts work at the margins
While African Americans are being arrested and serving time for marijuana possession, the cannabis industry is dominated by rich white men who can afford the exorbitant fees it takes to apply for a license and build out cannabis businesses, retail dispensary owner, cultivator, processor, or tester.
Ohio regulators preparing Delta-8 regulations for early 2022
New THC rules and definitions for Ohio regarding Delta-8 are expected possibly in the early part of next year; rules that could potentially upend a lot of grey market CBD businesses across the state.
Ballot petition to legalize Ohio adult-use in 2022 winding through complex process
Ohio voters may have an opportunity to support a proposal to legalize adult-use marijuana in the state by way of The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol’s signature collection effort to place a referendum question on the 2022 ballot.
Webinar showcases competency-based approaches to professional learning in cannabis
Organizations that cultivate competencies among their team members are better positioned for long-term success, said panelists during an October 1 Grown In Webinar.
Parallel SPAC a speck; Ascend’s Ohio ascension; Cresco’s keystone; Acreage grabs Ohio hectares
Parallel’s $1.9 billion SPAC terminated Atlanta-based multistate operator Parallel no longer plans to create a $1.9 billion special interest acquisition
