On April 8, 2020 the MRA released its latest bulletin regarding the phasing-out of caregiver product from the adult-use market. The bulletin specifically prohibited products “derived” from caregivers to enter the Adult-Use cannabis market. Throughout this year the MRA has been inching closer and closer to removing caregiver product from...

(Part 2 of 2) In Part 1 of this article, I talk about how increasing market share for market share’s sake is one of the big mistakes made by “big cannabis.” Since many cannabis companies underlying operations were, for the most part, not profitable, all increasing market share accomplished was...

(Part 1 of 2) Like any new industry, the cannabis industry saw a flood of new entrants looking to make a quick buck off the next hot market. While a number of Michigan cannabis investors did make quite a bit of money in the short term, mostly through buying and...

Despite striking differences between the two concepts, most people still believe that vaping and smoking are the same thing. Smoking is derived from the root word “smoke” while vaping comes from the root word “vapor.”  The fundamental difference between smoke and vapor lies in how the two substances are produced....

One of the big questions looming over the cannabis industry is what happens after federal legalization. As a cannabis business attorney, I am asked this constantly by concerned clients. Currently, each state has its own cannabis laws and rules which govern activity in the state. Similarly, each country has its...

There has been a lot written about the issues cannabis companies have with banking in the U.S. Most of these articles talk about cannabis growers and dispensaries having their bank accounts shut down one day without warning. I even wrote one a year or two ago, though a lot has...

As someone with strong connections to both dispensary owners as well as cannabis consumers, I often hear complaints about cannabis pricing in the current market. Consumers mistakenly believe that their MRTMA marijuana retailer, or in some causes their MMFLA provisioning center, is “ripping them off with these prices.” I can’t...

The long awaited Deruiter decision was just announced by the Michigan Supreme Court, and the decision was yet another blow to Michigan caregivers operating under the MMMA. It had long been an open question of law whether municipalities had the ability to zone or otherwise utilize land use restrictions to...

If you look back at the past decade, one topic that has come about increasingly in conversation is CBD oil. With the legalization of CBD and increasing evidence about its safety coming to light, more and more people are making CBD a part of their lifestyle. Today, the efficacy of...

Supply and Demand in Michigan Recreational and medicinal cannabis are still in high demand in Michigan, and dispensaries remain an essential business while many non-cannabis businesses have closed down. According to recent reports, medical marijuana sales remain strong through the COVID-19 pandemic, while recreational or “adult-use” sales have dipped a...