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Dustin WalshJuly 27, 2023

They got it — and then some

Dustin WalshJuly 26, 2023

This story was republished with permission from Crain’s Detroit and written by Dustin Walsh. Chris Webber’s planned $175 million marijuana development in Detroit remains unfinished in southwest Detroit nearly two years since it was announced. The NBA Hall-of-Famer and University of Michigan Fab 5 basketball star had planned an industry training complex, a 180,000-square-foot cultivation site, consumption […]

Dustin WalshJuly 25, 2023

Equity applicants receive half of all licenses available in this round.

Dustin WalshJune 23, 2023

This story was reprinted with permission from Crain’s Detroit and written by Dustin Walsh. Cannabis real estate developer Jeffrey Yatooma could soon have dominance of Auburn Hills’ marijuana market. Yatooma’s impending dominance comes after a creative and successful ballot initiative that led to Auburn Hills voters approving weed businesses in the city in November 2022. […]

Dustin WalshMay 12, 2023

This story was republished with permission from Crain’s Detroit and written by Dustin Walsh. Lawyers entangled in the court-ordered receivership of Lansing marijuana giant Skymint continue to battle over the company’s finances. The alleged trouble stems from Skymint‘s $78 million acquisition of Birmingham-based competitor 3Fifteen Cannabis in April 2022. Skymint, which primarily operates under the parent company […]

StaffJanuary 5, 2023

This comes four years after voter approval.

StaffDecember 22, 2022

This was the first of three application rounds for licenses.

StaffDecember 12, 2022

Three years after start of state-licensed recreational marijuana, oversupply among businesses' growing pains

StaffSeptember 20, 2022

This story was reprinted with permission from Crain’s Detroit and written by Dustin Walsh. When the Detroit City Council finally codified its recreational marijuana codes, it was Kim James who drafted the language. She’s worked in code enforcement for the city most of her career. Now as the director of the office of marijuana ventures and entrepreneurship, James […]

StaffAugust 26, 2022