Michigan cannabis

A fourth person pleaded guilty on Friday in an ongoing federal investigation of bribery at the now-defunct Michigan marijuana licensing board. Brian Pierce pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit bribery charge in a federal courtroom in Grand Rapids, reported local media. Pierce, along with...

The first retail cannabis dispensaries owned by the Seneca Nation in New York and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in Michigan, opened in April, creating over 30 jobs and a pipeline of opportunity for cultivators, caregivers and product manufacturers in their states. These dispensaries...

Vincent Brown pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy to commit bribery charge in a federal court in Grand Rapids on Friday. A lobbyist for the cannabis industry, Brown is now the third man to plead guilty in a corruption probe stemming from bribes given to former House Speaker Rick...

When Burger King laid off more than 400 of its staff members in Michigan, cannabis company Stiiizy offered them a lifeline. The Los Angeles-based company is looking to hire more than 200 workers immediately, with another 200 or more within a few months. The laid-off workers from Burger King, which...

Florida House Committee OKs Hemp Product Restriction Bill Following the approval of a bill related to regulating for hemp-derived products, entrepreneurs are concerned that the bill could put them out of business. The proposed bill, HB 1475, sponsored by Republican Will...

TerrAscend Corp. (CSE: TER)(OTCQX: TRSSF), a leading North American cannabis operator has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire KISA Enterprises MI, LLC and KISA Holdings, LLC ("A.k.a. Pinnacle"), a dispensary operator in Michigan, and related real estate, for $28.5...

Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency released the emergency adult use cannabis regulations last week, which allows the agency to begin accepting applications prior to December 6, 2019. Local cities and prospective business owners have been waiting for the state to release the rules prior to...