Menominee Lets Pot Companies Pay Its Legal Bills – Now Allegations Are Flying
Menominee’s marijuana boom was supposed to generate a windfall from Wisconsin customers streaming across the border. Instead, it ignited a six-year power struggle that has divided residents, spurred at least 11 lawsuits, led to personal profits for some city...
Connecticut Bill Would Allow Cannabis Lounges Where Customers Can Smoke, Consume On Site
You can purchase cannabis products legally in Connecticut and even get cannabis delivered to your doorstep. Under a new proposed bill, the state legislature could take out the middleman and allow cannabis retailers to open on-site consumption lounges. But opponents...
Minnesota: Prior Lake Cannabis Shop To Allow Customers To View And Interact The Product Before Buying
A new cannabis shop is opening in Prior Lake, which is looking to bring a new experience to encourage responsible use. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community(SMSC) announced the store as Flame & Flora, stating that construction was underway and that the business...
Missouri Cannabis Regulators Target Rule-Breakers, Delays In Ownership Approval
Missouri cannabis regulators want more power to penalize bad actors in the marijuana industry, according to drafts of proposed rules released last week. The sweeping revisions to Division of Cannabis Regulation rules also aim to streamline the process for ownership...
Evers Urges Modification To New Hemp Laws
Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter to Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation urging immediate legislative action to revise the new federal hemp law. The new law banned the sale of most hemp products in the U.S. starting in November 2026. It was passed as part of the plan to...
Michigan Governments To Share Nearly $94 Million In Cannabis Tax Revenue
Local governments in Michigan will receive $54,017 per licensed cannabis dispensaries in their jurisdictions as their share of nearly $94 million in adult-use cannabis tax revenue collected in 2025. Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Ann Arbor are the biggest...
As Michigan Cannabis Revenue Drops 16% In January, Senators Seek Repeal Of Wholesale Tax
A controversial Michigan marijuana wholesale tax went into effect Jan. 1, putting an extra 24% charge on the books for distributors. The tax was put in place to pay for road work, but a bipartisan group of some senators wants to see the marijuana tax structure...
Illinois: Danville’s First Cannabis Consumption Lounge Opens
The first cannabis consumption lounge in Danville — and second in Vermilion County, preceded by Molly’s Joint in Tilton — is officially opening for business. Seven Point’s Smoke Lab Lounge, which previously had a one-day trial on Christmas Day followed by a soft...
Bills On Cannabis Use In Hospitals Advance In Several States
Lawmakers in multiple states are considering bills to allow seriously ill patients to access and use medical marijuana in hospitals and other healthcare facilities, with several such proposals advancing this week and one running into a legislative roadblock. While the...
Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome On The Rise
More and more states have legalized marijuana in some form in recent years. The federal government also appears poised to reschedule marijuana following a December executive order from President Trump. Meanwhile, health care providers across the country have reported...
