Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has approved 11 new medical conditions that will be eligible for treatment under the state’s medical marijuana law.
Head Consultant for Floraison, Chris Guerrin, talks about the difference between hemp and marijuana plants at the Paw Paw Hemp Company 40-acre grow field in Almena Township, Michigan on Thursday, July 11, 2019.
Michigan became the first state in the Midwest to legalize weed in November 2018, ending decades of marijuana prohibition.
Cannabis use has been becoming more and more mainstream in the Mitten state since medical marijuana was legalized a decade ago. But the vague 2008 law resulted in legal mayhem for medical marijuana patients and caregivers — and the industry was mostly underground.
Once lawmakers added regulations in 2016 the medical marijuana market went corporate, setting the stage for the 2018 legalization vote.
Now more than half a year after Michigan voters approved the ballot proposal, there are still no retail stores where people can legally buy marijuana due to bureaucratic processes. But that doesn’t mean people aren’t smoking it if they’ve got it.
State officials recently issued rules that will guide the start of the industry — and some predict the first sales will happen in the first months of 2020.
Detroit police have busted a 400 plant illegal marijuana grow operation.
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Foodies have taken dinner with friends to a higher level. Instead of the traditional wine pairing parties of the past, cannabis-infused foods and parties are becoming more popular since Michigan legalized recreational marijuana in November.
Police bust illegal marijuana grow operation in Dearborn Heights
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Police have busted an illegal marijuana grow operation in Shelby Township
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A man’s body was found inside a home after firefighters put out a fire in Farmington Hills. Fire officials say there was an extensive marijuana grow operation in the basement. Police removed the plants and are investigating the legality of the grow operation.
Detroit police are investigating the death of a 37-year-old in an apparent explosion. Police say the explosion came from pressurized tanks that were inside a building in the 11000 block of Morang, on the city’s east side.
Unofficial election results show Detroit residents have voted in favor of two ballot proposals that will ease zoning restrictions and other rules surrounding the city’s medical marijuana industry.
Police have made a major drug bust in northeast Detroit, where officers whiffed out a marijuana grow operation at an abandoned liquor store, right across the street from the 11th precinct, causing quite the shock for neighbors.
