Category: Michigan
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Municipal Cannabis Ballot Measures – November 8, 2022
DATE STATE COUNTY MUNICIPALITY Nov 8, 2022 CA Kings Avenal Nov 8, 2022 CA Los Angeles Baldwin Park Nov 8, 2022 CA San Mateo Burlingame Nov 8, 2022 CA Los Angeles Claremont Nov 8, 2022 CA Riverside Corona Nov 8, 2022 CA Lassen County of Lassen Nov 8, 2022 CA Los Angeles County of Los…
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Detroit May Ban Recreational Cannabis Businesses – Again
The Detroit City Council may extend a ban on recreational cannabis businesses during its meeting today. The city initially adopted a ban on September 22, 2019. If adopted, Detroit would be an outlier. Other large cities such as Ann Arbor, Lansing, East Lansing, Muskegon, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Battle Creek, and others opted into recreational marijuana.…
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Detroit May Ban Recreational Marijuana Businesses
The Detroit City Council will review and discuss banning recreational marijuana businesses during its meeting on September 22, 2019. The City Council will review a report from the Law Department and determine whether to move forward with a public hearing on the matter. If adopted, Detroit would be an outlier. Other large cities such as…
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Michigan Recalls Vaping Products for Heavy Metals Including Arsenic
The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued a recall of four (4) products that were tested by Iron Laboratories. The MRA suspended the testing facilities license on August 16, 2019. The recalled products include vaping cartridges that failed testing requirements for high levels of Chromium and Arsenic. The products are being sold in over 30 dispensaries…
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Michigan Suspends Testing Facility License for Inaccurate Results
The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory authority suspended the license of Iron Laboratories, a Walled Lake testing facility, on August 16, 2019 due to inaccurate results and unreliable testing and reporting practices. Michigan warned consumers to be careful using products that were tested by Iron Laboratories as the tests may be unreliable. This is the second testing…
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Michigan Testing Facility Issues Inaccurate Potency Results
The Michigan Regulatory Agency issued a warning that The Spott, a licensed medical cannabis testing facility in Kalamazoo, MI, issued inaccurate potency test results from May 3, 2019 through July 11, 2019. Michigan has not required the recall of these items at this time. The Michigan regulator is working with The Spott to identify products…
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Michigan Launches Social Equity Site for Adult-Use Cannabis
Michigan launched a Social Equity Program page on its website last week to provide resources and educational information on how the state will ensure that minorities and those individuals who have been disproportionately impacted by prior cannabis laws and policies will participate in the adult-use cannabis market. Michigan identified 19 cities whose residents qualify for…
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Michigan’s Adult-Use Regulations Will Shape a Robust Industry
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 finalizing plans for participating in the adult-use market. To date, a…
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Michigan Opens Up investment Opportunities in Marijuana Businesses
The Michigan Legislature passed a bill on April 11, 2019 that will open up investment opportunities in marijuana establishments. The bill will become law if it is signed by Governor Whitmer. Currently, Michigan marijuana regulators will deny a marijuana business a license if any investor discloses a prior criminal conviction or other disqualifying factor. Under…
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Michigan Destroys Cannabis Vape Cartridges Containing Lead and Other Heavy Metals
The Michigan Bureau of Marijuana Regulation has issued a warning that vape users are inhaling lead and other heavy metals that are leaking from e-cigarette heating coils. The BMR stated that ceramic vape cartridges do not appear to raise the same health issues. The regulators located and destroyed the contaminated products being sold in the…