The popular Frederic-based cultivator and processor Driven Grow bought a 30% stake in the brand last month and announced plans to roll out some additional new strains later this summer. And it has been on a hot streak of expansion ever since with several investors climbing on board and new partnerships being struck with Michigan-based cultivation brands. I tried (and tried again) to get my hands on some early samples over the last week but, just like the rest of you, I’ll have to wait until they hit local stores within the first week or two of August.īasore launched Redemption last May in part through a $50,000 social equity grant from Gage Cannabis Co. I’ve never seen a eighter of any Redemption-branded pot listed for much more than $40. Jackson-based growers Rair Cannabis and Detroit-based Luxury Loud announced plans last week to bring several new strains to the Michigan pot market exclusively under Basore’s weed brand.Īmong them: Mimosa, Orange Daiquiri, Runtz, Mochi and Gushers - all of which promise to be some of the highest quality (and most potent) weed in the state at a relatively affordable price point.

I still have dreams about the Willie’s Escape Cake concentrate that we featured back in January.Īnd while the normalization of weed continues, so has expansion at Redemption Cannabis Co. He also infamously served three years in federal prison on a weed conviction along with six others known as the “Okemos 7.”īasore’s products have been featured several times in this column and they never disappoint. The Redemption brand was founded last year by local marijuana icon Ryan Basore, who was among the first to grow and sell medical marijuana in Lansing. and two out-of-town cultivation companies. At least five fresh cannabis strains are set to hit the shelves beginning next month at pot shops across Michigan - including at several dispensaries in Greater Lansing - through a new partnership between Redemption Cannabis Co.

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