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Julia Gilbert
Sep 13, 20234 min read
Regulatory Compliance Challenges in the Cannabis Industry: August 2023 Disciplinary Report
The August 16, 2023 disciplinary report highlights a range of violations and fines incurred by various cannabis companies.
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Jared Jeffries
Sep 6, 20232 min read
Air Quality Control in Cannabis Compliance
In this blog post, we will explore measures to improve compliance and mitigate the impact of emissions by the cannabis industry.
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Julia Gilbert
Aug 1, 20233 min read
What June's Disciplinary Action Report Means For Your Cannabis Business Compliance
With the penalties ranging from hefty fines to the outright revocation of licenses and owners being restricted from ever owning another...
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Jared Jeffries
Jul 17, 20234 min read
The Power of Local Ballot Petitions
ne of the most intriguing aspects of Michigan's cannabis landscape is the power of local ballot initiatives.
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Jared Jeffries
Jul 6, 20234 min read
Detroit City App Step I: BSEED Special Land Use Hearing
The Detroit City Council recently voted to open the second application window for dispensaries, lounges, and microbusinesses. While the...
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Julia Gilbert
Jun 30, 20235 min read
When Do I Need to File a Reporting Form?
If you are considering making changes to your licensed cannabis business, it is important to determine if the proposed change requires an...
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Julia Gilbert
Jun 29, 20232 min read
State Licensing Step III: Operating Procedures, Inspection, & Final Approval
If you want to own a cannabis business in Michigan, there are a few things it helps to know about the application process. There are 3...
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Jared Jeffries
Jun 26, 20233 min read
What We Learned Organizing One of MI's Largest Cannabis Events
Lessons learned from hosting and organizing one of MI's largest cannabis music events.
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Jared Jeffries
Apr 13, 20232 min read
Rick Johnson for Jail Time
Former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson and several others have been charged in a bribery scheme related to the medical marijuana...
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Jared Jeffries
Jan 27, 20233 min read
Cannabis Counsel® 2023 Industry Events
We are looking forward to an exciting year in 2023. Cannabis Counsel® Law Firm will be hosting several events at our historic offices.
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Julia Gilbert
Nov 3, 20222 min read
State Licensing Step II: Location, Build Out, & Local Approval
If you want to own a cannabis business in Michigan, there are a few things it helps to know about the application process. There are 3...
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Julia Gilbert
Oct 20, 20223 min read
State Licensing Step I: Pre-Qualification
This blog covers Step I of a three step process all cannabis businesses must complete in order to open.
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Julia Gilbert
Oct 18, 20223 min read
Applying for an Adult-Use Cannabis License
If you want to own a cannabis business in Michigan, there are a few things it helps to know about the application process. There are 3...
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Emily Giedzinski
Oct 12, 20223 min read
High Hopes For THC Infused Alcohol
With marijuana booming and establishing itself state by state (first medicinally, then recreationally), is it any wonder many alcohol...
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Thomas Lavigne
Aug 29, 20223 min read
Detroit's Rocky Opt-In History
Everyone knows Detroit needs thousands of properties rehabilitated and more jobs. However, the city leadership is blind to how readily...
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Matthew Abel
Aug 23, 20223 min read
Preroll Joints & MI's Maturing Cannabis Market
Within the past few decades, anti-cannabis views and laws have slowly begun to change, leading to an increase in cannabis use.
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Jared Jeffries
Aug 10, 20222 min read
Unclear Regulations Leads to Lab Problems, Product Recalls
As the industry regulator, it is the CRA’s responsibility to define best practices for labs and set industry testing standards.
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Jared Jeffries
Nov 3, 20212 min read
What Are Entheogenic Plants, and What Does Prop. E Mean for Detroit?
Yesterday Detroiters went to the polls and voted in Proposal E with 61.1% of the votes, decriminalizing entheogenic plants in Michigan's...
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Matthew Abel
Oct 29, 20212 min read
Cannabis as a Driver of Economic Development
Cannabis is much more than a social phenomenon, although the recent rise to the forefront on societal consciousness is unmistakable, in...
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Julia Gilbert
Feb 22, 20215 min read
More Attacks on Patient Rights from Busybody Cops & Prosecutors
In People v Dupre, published December 17, 2020, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a ruling regarding the Michigan Medical Marihuana...
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Jared Jeffries
Feb 4, 20213 min read
Bring Back the Compassion Clubs & Farmers Market
If you’re a cannabis user of a certain age in Michigan you almost certainly carry some fond memories of making new friends and learning...
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Jared Jeffries
Jan 19, 20212 min read
Some More About the Detroit Legacy Application
Detroit has finally opted-in to the recreational marijuana business - two years later. But, there was a reason for the delay: Ensuring...
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Jared Jeffries
Jan 13, 20213 min read
What About Consumption Lounges?
Michigan’s recreational marijuana law includes provisions for Designated Consumption Lounges...
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Adam Gac
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Legacy-Detroiter cannabis-licensing will grow revenue and reduce recidivism
Detroit has finally passed an adult use cannabis ordinance, and it includes provisions to help long time Detroiters benefit.
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Jared Jeffries
Oct 22, 20203 min read
5 Reasons for Your Community to Opt In
With all this excitement about cannabis, it can be easy to forget your community won’t benefit from the new laws unless they opt in.
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Julia Gilbert
Sep 25, 20203 min read
We Need MORE, and We Need It Now
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (The MORE Act) has been postponed in the House. This is disappointing to say...
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Julia Gilbert
Sep 8, 20202 min read
CBD Is NOT A Treatment For COVID-19
Since March, several CBD companies have received warning letters from the FDA and the FTC...
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Thomas Lavigne
Aug 17, 20202 min read
Cannabis & Pregnancy
The latest attack on cannabis consumers is an attack on pregnant and new mothers. A quick search of peer reviewed, including...
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Cannabis Counsel
Aug 7, 20203 min read
The Forgotten Civil Right: Jury Nullification
By: Julia Gilbert In 2015, Keith Wood was arrested at the front entrance of a courthouse in Mecosta County for handing out pamphlets on...
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Julia Gilbert
Jul 7, 20202 min read
New Requirements, Easier Applications
The MRA has rolled out new medical marijuana facility applications. The changes are minor, but anyone who has been drafting an...
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Cannabis Counsel
Jun 30, 20202 min read
MI Cannabis Industry Set For Explosive Growth
Michigan’s commercial cannabis industry is still young but well on its way to greatness. Michigan is second to California in the number...
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Cannabis Counsel
Jun 26, 20202 min read
We're Back!
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken proactive steps, following government recommendations, to combat the spread of the virus,...
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Cannabis Counsel
Jun 23, 20203 min read
The DeRuiter Case Was Too Narrow
(DeRuiter v. Byron Township, No. 158311 (Mich. April 27, 2020) as it concerns Primary Caregivers registered under the Michigan Medical...
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Cannabis Counsel
Mar 26, 20206 min read
Is the odor of marijuana still enough to get your vehicle searched? Maybe
Since the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) was adopted in the end of 2008 and court cases started running through the pipeline,...
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Eric
Dec 18, 20191 min read
What is wrong with Plymouth?
The city government of Plymouth has an unusually hard-line stance on cannabis. They don't even allow residents with legitimate medical...
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Eric
Dec 17, 20191 min read
Welcome back, vapes.
Testing is done on THC vapes so they are heading back to store shelves. The process took several weeks because only one of the state’s...
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Eric
Dec 17, 20191 min read
Local 420, indeed.
A proposed rule from the MRA attracted a lot of attention. It directs marihuana businesses to form a "peace agreement" with a local labor...
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Eric
Dec 12, 20191 min read
Michigan Leaders in Cannabis.
Leafly did a feature on the many women in the Michigan Cannabis industry. We should take this opportunity to highlight two of our own,...
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Eric
Dec 9, 20191 min read
$1.6 Million In the First Week.
Many municipalities wanted to "wait and see" how recreational marihuana sales would go in Michigan. It went well: Long lines, heavy...
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Eric
Dec 3, 20191 min read
Matthew Abel on WDET
Our own Matthew Abel appeared on the Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson radio show Monday morning. You can hear the interview by...
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Eric
Dec 3, 20193 min read
Please Choose to Buy Legal Cannabis
Recreational cannabis is available in Michigan in the lucky few municipalities that did not opt out. Lines in Ann Arbor were epic....
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Eric
Dec 3, 20191 min read
$221,000 On the First. Day.
Turns out cannabis is popular in Michigan. On the first day of sales, more than 2,200 people waited for hours and spent roughly $221,000...
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Eric
Nov 27, 20191 min read
Matt Abel Speaks to the Detroit Chamber
Check out our own Matt Abel speaking to the Detroit Chamber of Commerce about the transition to recreational marihuana in the state of...
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Eric
Nov 13, 20191 min read
Happy Holidaze?
Over a year after Michigan voters legalized cannabis, and less than a week before it was formally legalized, Michigan will finally be...
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Eric
Oct 15, 20191 min read
Opportunity does not wait.
"The Entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity." - Peter Drucker, philosopher of modern...
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Eric
Oct 15, 20192 min read
Test Case for Marihuana Prohibition?
If the federal government denies tax breaks to marihuana businesses can that be challenged based on the commerce clause?
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Eric
Oct 5, 20191 min read
Applications are open.
Want to start a marihuana business in Michigan? Applications are open. Call or email us at info@cannabiscounsel.com if you want to help...
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Cannabis Counsel
Jul 8, 20191 min read
Weighing the Options
Matt Abel on Municipalities across the state consider opting in or out of legal cannabis, you can read the full article here:...
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Cannabis Counsel
Jan 3, 20191 min read
Legal Corner: Moving Forward: Addressing Concerns About Michigan’s Recreational Cannabis Bill
By Matthew Abel By now, most people have heard that there is a new cannabis law in Michigan, officially the Michigan Regulation and...
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