MLive to host virtual forum on cannabis industry Thursday, June 17
More than 18,000 workers are employed in Michigan’s marijuana industry, nearly double the number of cannabis jobs in the state a year ago. Michigan employs the sixth most cannabis industry employees in the nation and in 2020 increased its share faster than most other states, according to previous reporting by MLive.
Ryan Basore spent years in prison for marijuana, now he’s launching his own brand
In 2010, Ryan Basore left his job in the insurance industry and entered the state’s nascent medical marijuana industry, becoming one of Michigan’s first caregivers. Within the span of three years, Basore would be targeted by federal investigators, charged with marijuana-related crimes and be imprisoned. Now, a decade after opening his first medical marijuana business, and […]
Ex-convict’s new pot brand supports marijuana felons
A new recreational and medical marijuana brand launches in Greater Lansing next week, and 10% of every sale will be dedicated to criminal justice reform and those imprisoned for weed. Ryan Basore — who served time in federal prison on a marijuana conviction —will launch Redemption Cannabis Co. May 23 and supply several local dispensaries […]
The War on Drugs didn’t stop Redemption’s Ryan Basore from working in the cannabis industry — it only made him more determined
When Michigan voters legalized medical marijuana in 2008, Ryan Basore was excited for the opportunity to participate in the new industry. He already knew of the healing power of cannabis. Growing up on a farm, he injured himself when he fell off a tractor and was given pain pills but later found out that marijuana […]
Hundreds of cannabis brands defend caregivers in Michigan
THURSDAY, July 1 — Hundreds of cannabis companies — including several brands in Greater Lansing — are pushing back against early plans from a shadowy group of corporate lobbyists who reportedly want to ramp up state regulations for medical marijuana caregivers and patients. Early plans from the Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association to peel back existing […]
Ex-convict’s pot brand kicks back $250K to marijuana felons
Ryan Basore launched Redemption Cannabis last March for an obvious reason: redemption. The first kind of redemption is personal. Basore — who was arrested and charged with marijuana-related crimes alongside six others known as the “Okemos 7” in 2010 — was released from prison in 2015. Now six years later, he’s running a multi-million-dollar cannabis brand with […]
