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New Standard Ribbon Cutting welcomed local dignitaries

New Standard's co-founders are comprised of community and business leaders bringing years of experience to the cannabis industry.

New Standard leadership team at the August 20 ribbon cutting.
New Standard leadership team at the August 20 ribbon cutting. (Photo by Daniel Ribar )

As the cannabis industry continues to thrive in Michigan in spite of the COVID-19 crisis, New Standard celebrated the success of its first 4 months of business at its flagship cannabis provisioning center location in Hazel Park with an official ribbon cutting ceremony on August 20.

The event was attended by a small gathering of Hazel Park officials, New Standard’s leadership team and local guests in accordance with current COVID-19 mandates. The event was also attended virtually by hundreds of guests via live stream on Instagram and Facebook.

New Standard Hazel Park is the first of many New Standard cannabis provisioning centers set to open across Michigan in the coming year. New Standard curates much of its product from its mid-Michigan farm. Combined, New Standard plans to bring in excess of 100 jobs to Michigan in 2020.

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Recently featured in Forbes Magazine as setting a new standard for the cannabis industry in Michigan, New Standard’s co-founders are comprised of community and business leaders bringing years of experience and best practices to the cannabis industry.

New Standard’s Hazel Park medical and adult use provisioning center is located at 24906 John R, Hazel Park. New Standard provisioning center hours are 9am–9pm seven days a week for its showroom and curbside service. Delivery service is available from noon to 5:30pm. For more information, or to place an order, visit www.anewstandard.com or call New Standard at 248-873-0420.

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New Standard is on a mission to change the cannabis experience, inviting everyone from the novice to the cannabis connoisseur to take part in the best that Michigan’s cannabis industry has to offer. The New Standard team has put time and effort into its unique and vast collection, store experience, and service to make sure that each experience is effortless, personal and memorable in all the right ways.www.anewstandard.com.

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