Big Rapids, along with Osceola and Lake counties, have become “fertile ground” for companies and entrepreneurs interested in the cannabis industry.
Since Michigan voters legalized recreational cannabis in 2018, several grow facilities and provisioning centers have been, or are in the process of being, established in the tri-county area.
Lume Cannabis Company began the wave with a growing and processing facility in Evart. Founded by a local Evart resident, Lume’s cultivation facility started operations in April 2019.
Now, after a year in operation, the company is in the process of expanding their facility. They were recently approved for a Class C grow license and an excess grower license.
Lume owns eight Class C cultivation licenses — three for medical and five for adult use, said Marlon Mallas, general manager of cultivation. In addition, they hold medical and adult use processing licenses.
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