Last January, Kinship Cannabis Co. became the third recreational marijuana provisioning center to open in Jackson County. Today, it’s one of two in Albion — just a short drive south of Lansing. And after this weekend, I can safely say it’s well worth the trip. I somehow scored a one-gram distillate vaporizer cartridge, a gram of flower, and two (very potent) edibles for only about $80.
Stoners across Lansing, rejoice. We have another new pot shop in the Capital City — and that means that an even wider selection of recreational and medical cannabis products are in town.
City Pulse is kicking off plans for our 4/20 print edition a bit earlier than usual this year — partly on the account of our managing editor being a major stoner. Check our website every day beginning in early April for our “15 Days of Cannabis” leading up to our April 14 print edition.
A field of more than 1,000 marijuana plants, each suspended in tubs of water, is blooming away at Lemonati Family Farms on Oakland Avenue. Advanced hydroponics ensure cannabis that is virtually free of metals and bacteria.
Recreational marijuana has certainly taken the spotlight off the medical side of the industry over the last few years. Sales for adult-use products routinely outpace their medicinal counterparts. Fewer and fewer patients are bothering to apply for or renew their medical marijuana licenses.
It was a big deal when Skymint announced a collaboration last year with Amsterdam-based DNA Genetics and rolled out seven of the most widely sought, potent and internationally acclaimed cannabis strains available in Greater Lansing. It’s still among the best around.
Gage Cannabis Co. opened on Lansing’s southside in May — right in the middle of what Lansing Facts lovingly refers to as the “world’s premier fast food architectural preserve.”
Lansing’s newest medical and recreational dispensary operates with a distinct business model.
Recent federal legislation to decriminalize marijuana and expunge nonviolent, weed-related convictions is being hailed as a nationwide victory for the cannabis normalization movement.
Let me preface this week’s column by noting that I’ve always been more into smoking joints than blunts.
