State regulators took disciplinary actions against 30 cannabis businesses in November, the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced Thursday. The complaints ranged from selling recalled products to failing to divulge the THC content on prerolls.
Eight of the businesses operate in Detroit and were fined a total of $38,000. No other metro Detroit businesses were cited.
Among them were four cultivators:
- Empire Brands, a cultivator in Detroit, was fined $9,000 for allegedly failing to attach statewide monitoring tags to 141 clones.
- Utopia Extracts, a Detroit cultivator, was fined $333.33 for allegedly failing to file its annual financial statements on time.
- Utopia Gardens, a Detroit cultivator, was fined $333.33 for failing to file its annual financial statements on time.
- Utopia Farms, a Detroit cultivator, was fined $333.34 for failing to file its annual financial statements on time.
The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency has increased its compliance enforcement since September 2022, when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed Brian Hanna, a former cop, to lead the department.
Source: Detroit Metro Times