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Michigan Officials Shut Down 40 MMJ Businesses Who Did Not Apply for Licenses

Fri / Mar 16th

At least 40 medical cannabis dispensaries throughout Michigan were ordered by state officials and the Michigan State Police to stop… Read More

Michigan Attorney General Candidate Will Support Rec. Cannabis Ballot Initiative

Fri / Mar 9th

A Democratic candidate for Michigan attorney general Pat Miles has thrown his support behind legalizing cannabis in the state, telling… Read More

Poll: 61% of Michigan Voters Support the Cannabis Legalization Ballot Question

Tue / Mar 6th

According to an EPIC-MRA poll commissioned by Michigan NORML, 61 percent of voters said they would vote in favor of… Read More

Detroit to Challenge Voter-Approved MMJ Industry Reforms in Court

Mon / Feb 19th

Detroit, Michigan officials intend to file a lawsuit against the voter-approved medical cannabis dispensary rules that relaxed restrictions on businesses,… Read More

Detroit City Council Passes 180-Day Moratorium on New MMJ Dispensaries

Wed / Feb 14th

Detroit, Michigan’s City Council has passed a 180-day moratorium on new medical cannabis licenses and permits, the Detroit Free Press… Read More

Michigan Anti-Cannabis Legalization Committee Nets $150K from National Prohibitionists

Mon / Feb 12th

Smart Approaches to Marijuana of Virginia has donated $150,000 to the newly formed Healthy and Productive Michigan organization – a… Read More

Michigan Treasury: Patients Must Pay 6% Tax on Products Bought from Caregivers

Wed / Jan 24th

Last week Michigan’s Department of Treasury quietly released an administrative bulletin imposing a 6 percent tax on medical cannabis transfers… Read More

Poll: Nearly 57% of Michigan Voters Support Legalizing Cannabis for Adults

Tue / Jan 23rd

A new Local 4-Detroit News poll has found that 56.6 percent of Michigan voters support legalizing cannabis for adult use,… Read More

Detroit MMJ Licensing on Hold After Lawsuit Filed Against City

Wed / Jan 10th

Detroit, Michigan’s medical cannabis licensing process is on hold after a business group filed suit against the state claiming they… Read More

Michigan Municipalities Split on MMJ Operations

Fri / Dec 29th

Of the 127 communities in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties in Michigan, just five – Detroit, Inkster, River Rouge, Lenox… Read More

Michigan Accepting MMJ Industry Applications

Fri / Dec 15th

Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs is now accepting applications for medical cannabis cultivators, processors, transporters, dispensaries, and testing… Read More

Michigan MMJ Operators Allowed to Continue Business While Licensing Proceeds

Tue / Dec 5th

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has approved the state’s emergency medical cannabis rules which allow current dispensaries approved by their municipality… Read More

Michigan Cannabis Legalization Campaign Submits Ballot Initiative Signatures

Tue / Nov 21st

Michigan’s Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol submitted more than 365,000 signatures to state officials on Monday – 100,000 more… Read More

Michigan Legalization Campaign Says They Have Enough Signatures for 2018 Initiative

Fri / Nov 17th

Leaders of the Committee to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Michigan say the campaign has collected at least 100,000 more… Read More

Northern Michigan University Receives Grant to Purchase Cannabis Testing Instrument

Wed / Nov 15th

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, providers of cannabis testing instruments, has awarded a grant to Northern Michigan University for the purchase of… Read More

Detroit Voters Approve Proposals Relaxing MMJ Dispensary Rules

Wed / Nov 8th

Voters in Detroit, Michigan have approved two measures to relax restrictions on medical cannabis facilities, which will make it easier… Read More

Michigan Police to Use Controversial Oral Swab for Roadside Cannabis Tests

Mon / Nov 6th

State and local police in five Michigan counties are rolling out a controversial oral swab drug testing identification technology this week… Read More

Michigan Regulators Allowing Dispensaries to Stay Open with No License Impediments

Thu / Nov 2nd

Michigan regulators have decided to allow the state’s medical cannabis dispensaries to continue operating without facing an impediment to receiving… Read More

Michigan Relocates & Adds New MMJ Education Session Due to Strong Interest

Wed / Oct 25th

The interest in Michigan’s state-sponsored medical cannabis industry educational sessions has been so great that regulators are moving one class… Read More

Michigan Gov. Appoints 7 to MMJ Advisory Panel

Wed / Oct 18th

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed seven members to the state’s Marihuana Advisory Panel, including representatives for law enforcement, physicians,… Read More

Michigan Regulators Announce Application Details for New MMJ Regime

Fri / Oct 13th

Prospective Michigan medical cannabis industry licensees and their affiliates will be subjected to a full background check, including their criminal… Read More

MMJ Industry Operation Reforms Approved for Detroit, Michigan Mayoral Ballots

Wed / Oct 11th

Voters in Detroit, Michigan will consider two cannabis industry-related proposals during its Nov. 7 mayoral election, Detroit Metro News reports.… Read More

Michigan MMJ Regulators Hosting Educational Sessions Throughout November

Tue / Oct 10th

Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs is hosting a series of five educational sessions throughout the state next month… Read More

Northern Michigan University Launches ‘Medicinal Plant Chemistry’ Degree Program

Mon / Oct 9th

Marquette’s Northern Michigan University is the latest U.S. college to offer cannabis-related courses with the school rolling out a four-year… Read More