The Business of Cannabis

Breaking Down Whitmer’s Game-Changing Proposed Wholesale Tax On The Michigan Cannabis Industry

Feb 19, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

On February 10, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released her “Mi Road Ahead” Plan to “fix the damn roads”—echoing her 2018 campaign slogan. To the consternation and fear of the cannabis community, the Mi Road Ahead Plan proposes creating a new 32% wholesale...

Tennessee Lawmakers Seek To Restrict Smokable Hemp Flower Products

Feb 19, 2025 | National

Two bills filed in the Tennessee Legislature could significantly reshape the state’s hemp industry. One proposal, sponsored by Republican Rep. Ed Butler, seeks to ban smokable hemp flower products, including THCa flower, which when heated produces effects similar to...

Marijuana Retailers Linked To Fewer Opioid Deaths, No Increase In Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents

Feb 14, 2025 | National

Counties with a high volume of marijuana retailers have reduced levels of opioid-related deaths and do not experience increases in either traffic-related fatalities or suicide, according to data published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol...

Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees Throughout Michigan

Feb 13, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in January are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s January 2025 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary actions: Bay City 200...

January Michigan Cannabis Sales Down From December

Feb 13, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The good news is Michigan cannabis sales in January rose from January 2024, but fell from December 2024. Looking at the numbers, January 2025 cannabis sales – including medical marijuana – totaled $247.3 million, up just under 2 percent from January 2024. Medical...