J. JS AND JASON. YEAH THAT’S RIGHT. SOMETHING THAT YOU’RE GONNA SEE ONLY HERE ON LOCAL 4.
WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT
THROUGHOUT THE MORNING, AND
WE’RE LIVE INSIDE OF THE MACOMB
COUNTY MARIJUANA FACILITY. I
SHOULD SAY NICK MONACELLI, IS
THERE NICK MONACELLI IS THERE HE
MARIJUANA FOR RECREATION BECAME
LEGAL BACK IN 2018, AND A LOT
HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN, NICK.
YEAH YOU KNOW, AND THAT’S KIND
OF WHY WE WANTED TO DO THIS.
OBVIOUSLY TODAY IS FOR 20 DAY.
IT’S A UNOFFICIAL HOLIDAY FOR
THOSE IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY.
BUT WE WERE CURIOUS. YOU KNOW,
IT’S BEEN WHAT FIVE YEARS NOW
AND FOUR SINCE IT REALLY STARTED
HITTING THE MARKET. WHAT’S
CHANGED IN THE INDUSTRY? ONE OF
THE CONSUMER HABITS LIKE SO THIS
IS A MASSIVE GROW FACILITY HERE
IN WARREN, PRIVATE STOCK,
CANNABIS AND THEY DO A LOT OF
THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES.
HONESTLY THE SCIENCE AND THE
CHEMISTRY IS AMAZING TO TRY TO
UNDERSTAND NOW WE ALSO WANT TO
START TALKING ABOUT AGAIN.
CONSUMER HABITS. THE SALES
UNBELIEVABLE. LAST MONTH, THEY
SET A RECORD $250 MILLION JUST
IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. A LOT
OF THAT MONEY COMING FROM,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT. PARENTS WHO
ARE SWITCHING TO MARIJUANA
VERSUS SAY, A DRINK AT THE END
OF THE DAY. EVER SINCE MICHIGAN
BOATERS DECIDED TO LEGALIZE
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN 2018,
THE CANNABIS LANDSCAPE HAS
CHANGED DRAMATICALLY IN DETROIT
, THERE SEEMS TO BE A DISPENSARY
AND A BILLBOARD AND EVERY CORNER
WHICH MADE US WONDER HAVE HABITS
CHANGED AS WELL, ESPECIALLY WHEN
IT COMES TO DEALING WITH STRESS
. MANY WILL HAVE A DRINK A BEER
, A COCKTAIL OR A GLASS OF WINE
TO UNWIND. AND ONE GROUP WE KNOW
CARRIES A LOT OF STRESS OUR
PARENTS SO WE ASKED
CLICKONDETROIT’S READERS PARENTS
DO YOU CONSUME CANNABIS TO RELAX
, 1700 PEOPLE RESPONDED, AND 42%
OF THOSE PARENTS SAID YES. THEY
FREQUENTLY CONSUME CANNABIS TO
RELAX, 15% SAID. SOMETIMES 5%
SAID, RARELY AND 38% SAID NEVER
. SO WHILE THERE IS A SPREAD
THEIR THE MAJORITY SAY YES, THEY
DO CONSUME CANNABIS TO RELAX AND
THE COMPANY IS MAKING THOSE
CANNABIS PRODUCTS KNOW IT, TOO.
RIGHT HERE. WE’RE DOING DREAM.
CARMEL’S SO THEY’RE BEING POURED
AND CUT TAKING US ON A TOUR OF
LION LABS PRESIDENT RYAN RATS
LAW SAYS THEIR MAIN GOAL IS
FINDING INNOVATIVE ALTERNATIVES
FOR THOSE USING OR WANTING TO
TRY CANNABIS PRODUCTS PROCESS OF
MAKING OUR CARMEL’S TAKES ABOUT
A DAY CANDY CHOCOLATES, EVEN
LOTIONS. THEIR NEWEST PRODUCT IS
CALLED PAT DOTS, EACH WITH ONE
MG MICRO DOSE OF THC. THESE ARE
POT DOT JUST RECEIVED THEIR, UM
LIFT UP CANDY COATING. THIS
STAGE WILL ADD COLORING. AND
THEN A FINAL TOTAL LOCK.
EVERYTHING IN THEIR FACILITY IS
LIKE A SCIENCE LABORATORY
FREEZER WILL HOLD ANYWHERE FROM
20 TO £25,000. AND WE KEEP IT
BETWEEN NEGATIVE 15 AND NEGATIVE
30 CELSIUS, EVERY ROOM
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP
WITH SPECIFIC PRODUCTS, AND EACH
OF THESE TEAMS HAVE ABOUT 1000
KG OF BELGIAN CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS
GOING TO A MUCH DIFFERENT
CUSTOMER BASE THAN IT USED TO. A
LOT OF BABY BOOMERS AND PARENTS
ARE MOVING INTO THE CANNABIS
SPACE. UM THEY’RE GETTING A
SIMILAR RESPONSE. AT THE END OF
THE DAY. LIKE YOU SAID, THEY
WANT TO RELAX. THEY WANT TO
CHILL. UM AND YOU KNOW, HITTING
A VAPE OR HAVING A COUPLE
EDIBLES AT THE END OF THE DAY IS
A PERFECT WAY TO RELAX AND
UNWIND. BUT THAT ALSO COMES WITH
A WARNING FROM OUR DOCTOR FRANK
MCGEORGE. I UNDERSTAND WHY
SOMEONE MIGHT USE MARIJUANA FOR
STRESS RELIEF JUST LIKE THEY
MIGHT USE ALCOHOL. UNFORTUNATELY
THE STRESS RELIEF COMES WITH THE
SIDE EFFECT OF POOR JUDGMENT AND
FOR A PARENT THAT CAN BE
PROBLEMATIC. THE ONE THING I’LL
SAY ABOUT MARIJUANA IS IN MY
DECADES OF DEALING WITH PEOPLE
IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL OR MARIJUANA
. IN MANY PEOPLE, ALCOHOL
CREATES DANGEROUS, ABUSIVE
CHANGES IN PERSONALITY.
MARIJUANA RARELY DOES THAT, SO I
WOULDN’T RECOMMEND EITHER. IN MY
EXPERIENCE ALCOHOL CREATES MORE
VOLATILE SITUATIONS. EITHER WAY
, THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY IS
CHANGING AND GROWING. AT AN EVER
CHANGING LANDSCAPE. A LOT OF THE
NEGATIVE STIGMAS AROUND CRIME OR
VIOLENCE OR BAD INTENTIONS OR
BAD REACTIONS OR WHAT WILL
HAPPEN FROM TAKING THE PRODUCTS
OR CONSUMPTION HAVE ALL LIFTED
AND GONE AWAY, AND THERE’S BEEN
A LONG HISTORY OF EACH STATE
COMING ONLINE AND SUCCESSFULLY
BRINGING TAX REVENUE IN AND A
SAFE, COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT
FOR CONSUMERS. BACK OUT HERE
LIVE INSIDE OF PRIVATE STOCK,
CANNABIS AND WARREN SOMETHING
ELSE TO CONSIDER THAT RYAN WAS
JUST TALKING ABOUT IS THAT TAX
BASE THAT TAX REVENUE AGAIN JUST
LAST MONTH IN MARCH, MICHIGAN
SOLD ABOUT $250 MILLION WORTH OF
MARIJUANA PRODUCTS. THEY ALSO
TALKED ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS
COMING IN AND GOING BACK OUT.
LAST YEAR ABOUT $150 MILLION
WENT BACK INTO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, THINGS
LIKE THAT, SO THERE ARE A LOT OF
LAYERS TO THIS AGAIN EVER
CHANGING LANDSCAPE IN THE