Following one of the most profitable weeks ever for Michigan’s legal marijuana industry last month, pot shops across the state watched sales plunge last week.
While many businesses and services have closed or switched entirely to remote operations, those that remain open in Ingham County must screen their employees for the coronavirus.
East Lansing Mayor Ruth Beier is urging the East Lansing Police Department to rethink its approach to traffic enforcement after recent data showed that officers had disproportionately stopped black drivers in the city over the last two months.
Ingham County charted its first COVID-19 death this afternoon as the number of deaths reported in Michigan rises to 337, with 9,300 confirmed cases statewide.
At least 184 have died from coronavirus in Michigan as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide jumped more than 1,000 to nearly 6,500 earlier today.
At least 132 people are now dead from coronavirus in Michigan as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases swelled by more than 800 this afternoon to 5,486 statewide, including at least 65 cases identified in Ingham, Clinton and Eaton counties.
As COVID-19 spreads, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is concerned about whether Michigan hospitals will have enough supplies to last through the weekend. But a recent major disaster declaration should help unleash federal funding for those struggling in Michigan.
Two more recreational marijuana dispensaries are open for curbside sales in Lansing this week after state officials declared pot shops to be “essential” in Michigan.
With almost 3,000 COVID-19 cases now reported in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking for federal assistance and warning hospitals to brace for overload.
More than 500 new cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths reported in Michigan brought the statewide death toll to 60 today, with almost 3,000 cases across the state.