Weekly Michigan Marijuana News
A weekly review of Michigan’s Cannabis Industry Wednesday August 28, 2019
POLL: Legalizing recreational marijuana in Michigan only bumped up use by 5%
8/27/2019 – Marijuana use has only seen a slight increase in Michigan since voters approved a measure legalizing recreational use. A measure to regular marijuana like alcohol passed in a November 2018 referend.
WLNS
75 Michigan communities with biggest support for legal marijuana
8/28/2019 – A map of the Proposal 1 vote is an interactive map of the vote. Michigan’s referendum to legalize recreational marijuana got its strongest support from urban centers and college towns.
MLive.com
Michigan medical marijuana operator faces prison time
8/28/19 – A Michigan medical cannabis operator was convicted on 10 federal marijuana trafficking-related charges and faces a minimum of five years behind bars, in another cautionary tale about the importance of MJ operators strictly adhering to.
Marijuana Business Daily
House panel OKs bills requiring warning labels for marijuana
8/27/2019 – Bills requiring marijuana businesses to include product warnings for minors and pregnant or breastfeeding women advanced to the House floor Tuesday
Detroit News
Marijuana faces second phase of legalization in small-town Michigan
8/26/2019 – About 39 percent of communities that passed Proposal 1 have banned marijuana businesses…
MLive.com
Pew warns Michigan: Legal pot an uncertain revenue source
8/26/2019 – A Pew Charitable Trusts study says taxes and the black market could upset recreational marijuana revenue goals in Michigan.
TV6 FOX-UP
Michigan offering sessions for recreational cannabis business applicants
8/22/2019 – Michigan regulators are hosting a series of educational sessions in September for potential recreational cannabis business applicants, with online applications starting Nov. 1. The five sessions are designed to demonstrate the online business license application process.
Marijuana Business Daily
Researching Medical Marijuana May Soon Get Easier
8/27/2019 – Researchers hoping to study marijuana for scientific and medical purposes are one step closer to expanding their limited supply of the plant.
Michigan Radio NPR