JERRY MILLEN

WALLED LAKE, MI – A Michigan greenhouse is giving away a weed-themed wedding. The Greenhouse of Walled Lake has partnered with Choice Labs of Jackson to give away the weed-lovers wedding valued at $30,000. “Move over open bar hello bud bar.”The “top-shelf” bud bar will be manned by budtenders and stocked with high-quality flower and Choice Labs products. A custom-made Mojo-infused chocolate wedding cake and other desserts will be available to the winning couple. The Greenhouse of Walled Lake, 103 East Walled Lake Drive, is Oakland County’s first fully licensed medical and recreational marijuana dispensary.

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The “Pot for Plasma” campaign, created by The Greenhouse of Walled Lake, aims to raise awareness about the national blood shortage as well as encourage people to donate. Around the same time, the American Red Cross issued its first-ever blood crisis. “I saw the blood shortage and started reading up on it,” Millen said. Related: Red Cross calls on Genesee County residents to donate blood as winter storms intensify shortageDonors can give blood every 56 days. Ubaked Owner Bob Dodge said he was initially unaware of the blood shortage, but was eager to help.

It's been a decades long effort to save an important piece of local history and pay tribute to the family that once called it home.

The Greenhouse of Walled Lake cannabis dispensary says it's given away more than 25,000 free pre-rolled joints to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19....

Years ago, Jerry Millen — a TV sportscaster-turned-owner of the dispensary the Greenhouse of Walled Lake — was working as a producer of MMA events,...

click to enlarge Courtesy of the Greenhouse of Walled LakeThe Greenhouse of Walled Lake cannabis dispensary says it's given away more than 10,000 free pre-rolled joints to people through a promotion to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations.The campaign has been so successful that the dispensary says it's extended it until through the end of April. "Our goal continues to be to heighten awareness on the importance of receiving the COVID-19 vaccination as we do battle against this horrible illness," owner Jerry Millen says in a statement. "Pot for Shots is our way of showing the commitment we have in assisting our community in getting back to normalcy. We support the safe and responsible use of cannabis and hope we are near the end of this pandemic. "The campaign first launched in January.

DETROIT – In addition to the nearly 16,000 COVID-related deaths in Michigan over the last year, we know the pandemic has been devastating to businesses. AdThere have been a few bright spots with some businesses seeing an uptick in businesses due to the pandemic. Dimitri Polychronou owns Earl’s Dry Cleaning. People have been great to work with during this pandemic,” Millen said. AdThe majority of locally-owned businesses have really struggled, but there is hope of things improving as vaccine distribution expands.

WALLED LAKE, Mich. – Girl Scout troops in Metro Detroit were reportedly prohibited from selling cookies outside of a marijuana dispensary in Walled Lake, but local organization leaders say that the troops were given false information. Last weekend, Oakland County Girl Scouts were welcomed outside of the Greenhouse of Walled Lake cannabis store by owner Jerry Millen, who authorized the girls to sell cookies outside of his dispensary. Following their successful sales, several more Girl Scout troops asked Millen if they could also sell cookies outside of Greenhouse, which Millen approved. Ad“Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan (GSSEM) does not have a policy prohibiting troops from selling cookies at or near any legally operating business. The national Girl Scouts organization, Girl Scouts of the USA, does discourage troops from selling at locations where the girls cannot legally enter, however, there is no policy prohibiting selling at such businesses,” the statement reads.

BURTON, MI — A marijuana wholesaler in Genesee County is a supplier to retailers across the state that are rewarding people for getting the COVID-19 vaccination. UBaked, a cannabis cultivation facility in Burton, is the exclusive supplier of pre-rolled joints for The Greenhouse of Walled Lake’s program “Pot for Shots,” an incentive for people who got their COVID-19 vaccine to get a free pre-rolled marijuana joint. The marijuana wholesaler supplied the Oakland County greenhouse with $25,000 worth of pre-rolled joints in a collective effort to thank those who have gotten the vaccine, Bob Dodge, UBaked CEO and owner, said. In addition to marijuana, the cultivation center, which started in December 2019, also offers concentrates, edibles and a sublingual spray. This Michigan shop will give you free potMichigan couple ties the knot at their favorite marijuana dispensary

click to enlarge Courtesy of the Greenhouse of Walled LakeA promotion to encourage people to get the COVID-19 vaccine by offering free pre-rolled joints from a local cannabis dispensary was so successful that it's now being extended through March.The Greenhouse of Walled Lake says it's given away more than 4,000 pre-rolls through its "Pot for Shots" campaign since launching it in January.“I wanted to raise awareness of the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccination as our state and our nation battle this devastating pandemic," owner Jerry Millen said in a statement. "'Pot for Shots' is my way of reaching out to both our existing and new customers. I have always supported the safe and responsible use of cannabis and I hope and pray that this is the beginning of the end of this horrible pandemic. "All customers have to do is bring written proof of vaccination to the Walled Lake dispensary to get a free pre-rolled joint. No purchase is necessary.The promotion is possible through a partnership with Ubaked Cannabis Company.The Greenhouse of Walled Lake is located at 103 East Walled Lake Dr., Walled Lake; 833-644-7336; greenhousemi.com

According to these investors, analytics told them that in four years the vast majority of the marijuana market would be extracts rather than flowers. If you add in the very significant illegal marijuana market, which is almost totally about flowers, buds are really the behemoths of the marijuana business.Not that there aren't times when edible and extract sales spike upward. Jawad reports that when his stores first began selling recreational marijuana, sales of vape cartridges and edibles picked up. "Jawad expects a similar spike for Valentine’s Day and has generated a custom card and stickers to go along with those Valentine’s Day treats. Jerry Millen, owner of The Greenhouse in Walled Lake, agrees that "buds are the cream of the crop," but he expects a pickup for infused products for Valentine’s Day, too.

click to enlarge Courtesy of the Greenhouse of Walled LakeThe Greenhouse of Walled Lake handed out more than 2,000 free joints to people who received a COVID-19 vaccine in the first three days of the dispensary's “Pots for Shots” campaign.“I wanted to raise awareness of the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccination as our state and our nation battle this devastating pandemic,” dispensary owner Jerry Millen said in a statement. “‘POT FOR SHOTS’ is my way of reaching out to both our existing and new customers. No purchase is necessary.The Greenhouse of Walled Lake is at 103 E. Walled Lake Dr., Walled Lake; 833-644-7336; greenhousemi.com The Greenhouse teamed up with Ubaked Cannabis Company in Burton to offer the free joints.Health officials are worried that not enough people will get vaccinated to halt the virus. "Increasing concerns is the more-contagious U.K. variant that has been discovered in Michigan, including Wayne and Washtenaw counties. The mutation is believed to be between 30% to 80% more contagious than the original strain that causes COVID-19.

WALLED LAKE, MI - A Michigan cannabis shop is giving away free pot to people who get a COVID-19 vaccination. Billed as “Pot For Shots,” customers will receive one free pre-rolled joint at Greenhouse of Walled Lake if they show written proof they received the COVID-19 vaccine. “ ‘Pot For Shots’ is our way of showing our commitment in assisting helping the community get back to normalcy. It’s located at 103 East Walled Lake Drive and is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can check the state’s COVID-19 page for vaccine eligibility and to see if you can make an appointment.

click to enlarge Courtesy of the Greenhouse of Walled LakeTo help encourage Michiganders to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a local marijuana dispensary is offering a "Pot for Shots" promotion.Anyone who brings in written proof that they received a COVID-19 vaccine to the Greenhouse of Walled Lake will get a free pre-rolled joint, the dispensary says in a press release. "Our goal is to raise awareness of the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccination as we as a community battle this horrible pandemic," owner Jerry Millen says in a statement. "'Pot for Shots' is our way of showing our commitment in assisting helping the community get back to normalcy. We support the safe and responsible use of cannabis and hope this is the beginning of the end of this insidious pandemic. You can learn more about vaccination prioritization here You can read about efforts to vaccinate Michiganders in this week's

DETROIT The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a major impact on Metro Detroit businesses. Help Me Hank has been tracking two businesses since the pandemic began, and they have been affected in very different ways. With the popularity of Zoom calls, businesses could continue to take hits, even after COVID-19. Meanwhile, at the Greenhouse of Walled Lake, business is better than ever, owner Jerry Millen said. The rise in marijuana use is connected to the way the coronavirus has affected how people spend their time and money.

CLAWSON, Mich. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been a crushing blow to many small businesses in Metro Detroit. PREVIOUS STORY: Clawson dry cleaner struggles to stay afloat during coronavirus shutdownTo say business has been slow in Metro Detroit would be an understatement. Dimitri Polychronou, the owner of Earls Dry Cleaning in Clawson, sent staff members home in March. Help Me Hank checked on Polychronou in March, and he was obviously concerned. You can hear from Polychronou and Millen in Hank Winchesters full video above.