News and Information about the Business of Cannabis

Michigan Dispos Tighten Security Amid Surge In Break-ins

A recent wave of break-ins and robberies targeting marijuana stores across Michigan has prompted cannabis businesses to bolster their security. Since Michigan legalized recreational cannabis in 2018, marijuana retailers have faced periodic spikes in...

Transit Groups Want A Say In Keeping New Cannabis Tax

Three statewide organizations representing public transit providers and stakeholders filed a brief encouraging an appeals court to help make road funding more stable. The organizations — the Michigan Public Transit Association (MPTA), Michigan...

Michigan’s Cannabis Testing Is Under Formal Fire

Michigan regulators have filed a formal administrative complaint accusing Prism Triangle, one of the state’s larger marijuana testing laboratories, of manipulating pesticide testing data tied to vape cartridges. The allegations are technical and serious....

Backers Still Hope To Allow Roadside Saliva Tests To Detect Drug-Impaired Driving

Bills introduced by Reps. Brian BeGole, R-Perry, and Julie Rogers, D-Kalamazoo, are part of a bipartisan effort to improve road safety by targeting drug-impaired driving.  They would allow for a roadside preliminary oral fluid test that officers could...