Grown In Nuggets
Skymint buys 3Fifteen; Chicago expands zoned areas for cannabis; Illinois preps for more craft grow licenses
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News and notes for cannabis practitioners in the Midwest and beyond.
Illinois
Althoff stepping down from running Illinois cannabis trade group
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The executive director of Illinois’ largest cannabis trade association is stepping down in two months.
Michigan
Six Michigan cannabis caregivers explain the gray market they inhabit
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Grown In interviewed a group of six caregivers for a detailed conversation about how they came to the business, how they do it, and how they work in the legal gray area.
Michigan
MCMA rolls out polling that supports sharply reducing Michigan’s caregiver program
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Michigan’s largest cannabis growers rolled out polling last week that showed state residents want tighter control of medical cannabis sales.
Missouri
Missouri legislative effort to offset 280E expenses fails
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Missouri cannabis operators lost an opportunity for a state-level tax offset for federal 280E tax expenses last week after the Republican-dominated state legislature declined to take up a possible veto override.
Chart of The Week
Mich. and Ill. pass $1b mark, while Mo. sells $100m in 2021
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Michigan and Illinois passed the $1 billion mark for legal cannabis sales last month.
Michigan
Anti-caregiver legislation introduced in Michigan, as demonstrators rally at Capitol to oppose it
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Supporters of Michigan’s cannabis caregiver laws gathered in Lansing yesterday to protest recently introduced anti-caregiver legislation that would severely restrict Michigan’s unique rules for the gray market.
National
Analysis: Cannabis is slipping into a barbell economy
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Once you start looking for it, signs of the barbell economy are everywhere.
Illinois
Illinois dispensary license winners wait for a court outcome with a sense of resignation
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Illinois’ adult-use dispensary license lottery winners are watching and waiting to see if they’ll actually get licenses.
Missouri
Missouri trumpets 5k cannabis workers
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Missouri claims over 5,000 positions have been created in the state’s cannabis industry.