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.
Michigan
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.
Legislation to reduce caregivers advances to Michigan House floor
A Michigan House committee took steps Tuesday to ease large cannabis company concerns by reporting out newly introduced caregiver legislation that would sharply reduce the amount of usable cannabis and live cannabis plants a caregiver can maintain at any one time.
Big Michigan manufacturers plan discounting medical pot, but caregivers say it’s just a ruse
Michigan’s largest cannabis producers released a soft, fluffy salvo Monday in their guerilla war of gentle voter persuasion this week with their plan to roll out big medical cannabis discounts for medical patients.
PharmaCann to buy LivWell, making it one of the largest cannabis retailers in the nation
Chicago-based multi-state operator PharmaCann announced the acquisition of Denver-based LivWell Enlightened Health, expanding PharmaCann’s retail reach and adding cultivation capacity in both Colorado and Michigan.
Demand grows in Missouri, while Michigan prepares for biggest “Croptober” yet
Missouri’s medical cannabis sales are just short of Illinois’ two years ago, as the Land of Lincoln prepared to launch legal adult-use sales, according to data released by the respective states’ regulators.
As of today, delta-8 sales now illegal in Michigan
Delta-8 sales are effectively illegal in Michigan, starting today, along with a group of new laws passed earlier this year in the Michigan legislature.
Michigan committee hears dramatic testimony on changing cannabis caregiver laws
The first of likely many political battles over a proposed legislation package that would sharply reduce the number of patients caregivers can serve.
Prices are down, but unit sales are up, says Michigan’s top cannabis regulator
Michigan’s flower prices are down while overall unit sales are up in a big way, according to state regulators.
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
