Roscommon Acres

Roscommon County Resident Jailed for Growing Cannabis

February 23, 2023January 25, 2019 by Dan

A man from Lithuania residing in Roscommon County has been jailed for one year due to growing cannabis plants in his indoor grow room. The man spoke of how he learned to grow by watching YouTube videos about growing cannabis, and how his sister loaned him money to purchase seeds and indoor growing equipment.

Roscommon Circuit Court heard Roscommon County resident Daivaras Petrauska, who told Gardaí he created an indoor cannabis grow house in the town of Boyle, in order to have a personal supply for his own usage.

Mold in Michigan Cannabis Causes Recalls

February 23, 2023January 12, 2019 by Dan

According to Michigan state officials from LARA on January 11, 2019, 15 strains (or varieties) of cannabis sold at The Green Mile Detroit and at Compassionate Care by Design (Kalamazoo) failed testing due to molds, yeast and chemical residues. As a result Michigan state officials issued two health and safety advisories for cannabis consumers.

Later that day an additional four strains of cannabis sold HG Lansing were recalled due to similar mold and bacteria problems. We interviewed expert cannabis grower Jared Cox of Mold Resistant Strains for input on mold issues:

Cannabis Laws in Michigan Give Roscommon County Growers Unease

February 23, 2023December 6, 2018 by Dan

As of December 6th, 2018 recreational cannabis is officially legal in The State of Michigan. However the confusing laws gives growers in Roscommon County unease, as there still remains no clear solution to selling the cannabis that is grown.

A little backstory, since Michigan voters accepted the legalization proposal in the Nov midterms, medical marijuana had been already legal for nearly 10 years in the state dating back to 2008 where the medical marijuana proposal was approved.

3 Ballot Proposals Approved for Recreational Cannabis in Roscommon County, Michigan

February 23, 2023November 8, 2018 by Dan

In the ever-increasing world of legal marijuana, Roscommon County showed itself to align with the rest of Michigan in it’s actions to support three key ballot proposals. (Reference 2018 Ballot Proposals)

The legalization of cannabis in Roscommon County benefits from Proposal 1, which legalizes recreational marijuana for the State of Michigan. Proposal 1 was approved by Michigan voters in a fairly close vote of 55% yes (1,943,113 votes yes) to 45% no (1,593,196 votes no). These results are figured according to preliminary results as of Wednesday morning with 82 out of 83 counties counted for.