MICHIGAN—Cannabis advocates are marching on the state Capitol, a Macomb County processor got caught with mystery California packaging, and a 79-year-old canoe race is suddenly very concerned about who’s been hitting the pipe before paddling.
It’s another week in Michigan weed.
Here’s your rundown:
RALLY DAY: Cannabis advocates, patients, caregivers, and grassroots organizations are descending on the Capitol this week to push back against legislation they say would roll back voter-approved cannabis protections. That includes House Bill 5757, state legislation introduced in March that would reduce the number of plants a medical marijuana caregiver can grow.
SURPRISE INSPECTION: State regulators uncovered more than 12,000 untagged or mislabeled cannabis products at a Macomb County processing facility—including some products that were bagged in California-branded packaging. The company, VJAS 1 LLC, is reportedly linked to officials at Joyology, which operates four dispensaries across Michigan.
SCIENCE PROBLEM: A Michigan State University researcher says federal policies are stifling research on cannabis—namely by forcing scientists to work with federally supplied marijuana that is far less potent than the products that are actually found on dispensary shelves.
PADDLE SOBER: The Au Sable River Canoe Marathon—a 120-mile overnight race between Grayling and Oscoda that’s been running since 1947—is reportedly set to drug test all competitors for the first time in its 79-year history. That includes testing for marijuana use.
SMOKE BREAK: Planted Provisioning is partnering with The Mamas Network—a Michigan nonprofit that supports mothers—to sponsor its Smoke & Flow series, which is essentially just regularly scheduled smoke sessions for moms at someone’s house in Scio Township.
SPLIT DECISION: Entrepreneur Mark Rieth is buying Atwater Brewing back from Tilray Brands. But the deal doesn’t include the company’s taproom in downtown Grand Rapids, which the cannabis company will continue to operate, reports Crain’s Grand Rapids Business.
ICYMI: If you missed last week’s newsletter, I tested four different brands of cannabis “sleep” gummies over two weeks in the name of journalism. And I walked away with a lot of opinions about whether CBN actually does anything at all. Click here to read the full product review.
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