Bummed out about that e-cigarette ban?

Less than a week after Governor Gretchen Whitmer's announcement of a ban on flavored e-cigarette products, Greenhouse in Walled Lake devised a plan to accept trade-ins for five days where participants can trade their nicotine products for CBD or medical THC products for free.

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The promotion runs Sept. 11-15. Greenhouse owner Jerry Millen is partnering with Platinum Vape, a cannabis company, to give away around $50,000 in products.

Millen said when he heard of Whitmer's ban, which will prohibit the online and retail sale of e-cigarette products with the hopes of keeping the nicotine-laced products away from the state's youth, this seemed like the "right thing to do" to allow people to make the most use of "their hard-earned dollars."

"They can bring in an empty Juul pen, an empty box, an empty liquid vape, it doesn't matter what it is," he said.

Medical marijuana patients can bring in vape products and receive state-licenced and tested THC vape pens. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is a chemical in marijuana that is most responsible for the high users experience and can be used as medicine.

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People without a medical marijuana cards can trade-in their nicotine vape products for CBD ones. CBD, or cannabidiol, is another chemical found in marijuana with reported health benefits, but doesn't produce a high.

"I think vaping THC or CBD is way better for you than nicotine," Millen said. "Nicotine serves no purpose other than to get you hooked on it."

Once Millen hits the $50,000 mark, he's not sure he'll be able to keep giving things away. But, he said people can rest assured that all of Greenhouse's products are tested.

"Everything we put in the CBD store has test results with it," Millen said. "I use a company called Urban Roots, it's two young men here in Michigan who have a really great CBD line of products. All of their stuff is clean, tested, sourced."

Millen added that he sees Platinum Vape as a ethical, charitable partner for the event. He aims to sell a lot of Michigan-made products, and that's some of what people can expect to get.

"My biggest thing is that I am not down with corporate weed," he said. "You know, we are Michigan grown and owned and we're just small guys."

Greenhouse is located at 103 E. Walled Lake Drive in Walled Lake.

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