Michigan

The City of Detroit’s Office of Marijuana Ventures and Entrepreneurship (OMVE) has awarded 37 applicants with cannabis business licenses as part of its second round of awards. The Round 2 winners include 13 businesses that are majority-owned by African Americans, five majority-owned by women, and 21

When Metro Detroiters head to the polls Tuesday, some will be deciding if marijuana dispensaries should be allowed in their city. Several cities have proposals to allow the addition of stores that sell marijuana. If approved, these businesses will be regulated and must be at least 1,000 feet away

For Quality Roots in Monroe, out-of-state buyers, particularly those from Ohio, represent roughly 30% of the marijuana retailer's sales. But with Ohio voters hitting the polls next week to decide if the state should allow for recreational marijuana sales, Quality Roots and the dozens of operators

Willie’s Reserve is now available at Puff dispensaries and several other retailers throughout Michigan. Country cannabis outlaw and icon Willie Nelson entered the Michigan cannabis market, debuting his cannabis brand in the state last week. Michigan is the eighth state so far to sell flower from the

Pot is now legal in Michigan, although lots of laws were broken in issuing the first licenses to sellers and growers. Two additional bad actors were sentenced today in connection with a brazen bribery scandal. The person who admits accepting the bribes is Rick Johnson—a former Speaker of the

Michigan Cannabis Boom Propels Young Lawyers to Partnership Fast-Track. Myles Baker is only six years out of law school. In a couple of months, it's likely the associate attorney for Detroit firm Dickinson Wright PLLC will make partner — an often-elusive reward for a young lawyer. Baker is only 31

FOX 2 - Seventeen states — including Michigan — allow medical marijuana use for minors. Doctors say it helps children with autism, seizures, and behavioral issues. But in this state, it can be tough for kids to use their medication during school hours. Legislators are working to ease the burden for

A new rule banning pre-employment drug screening for marijuana for some prospective state workers in Michigan went into effect on Sunday. The rule change, which was adopted in July by the Michigan Civil Service Commission, says that conditional offers of employment to new hires for positions that

The town will be getting a second cannabis store in a former restaurant space, bringing a reconfiguration to an empty storefront that officials say will help clean up a neglected site. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted on Thursday to allow Hydra East LLC of Glastonbury to establish a hybrid

Rick Johnson admits he took at least $110,000 in bribes as head of a state marijuana licensing board. A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in federal prison for accepting bribes as head of a marijuana licensing board. Rick Johnson admitted

Michigan Eliminates Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing for Most Government Employees. Michigan is set to eliminate pre-employment drug tests probing for marijuana use among the majority of its government employees, marking a significant change that will take effect starting October 1st. The decision

Next month marks the end of drug tests probing for marijuana use among some of the government's tens of thousands of employees who work for the state of Michigan. Following a summer vote by members on the Michigan Civil Service Commission who unanimously agreed to remove marijuana from the pre