Oct 15, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Hemp, Minnesota
Minnesota hemp sellers say the approach of Dec. 11 is already hitting their bottom line and changing what stores keep on the shelf. After Dec. 11, some Minnesota liquor stores say they still expect to sell hemp drinks. The federal law would complicate things, but...
Oct 15, 2026 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan regulators have revoked the recreational marijuana retail license of Muha Meds Ypsilanti and imposed a $251,250 fine after determining that the dispensary violated state regulations, including by transferring hundreds of marijuana vape cartridges to social...
Oct 15, 2026 | Elections, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
This upcoming November, Bad Axe residents will be able to vote on whether marijuana establishments should be allowed to operate in the city. The proposal asks voters whether the city should repeal Ordinance No. 2019-3, which prohibits the establishments, and instead...
Oct 15, 2026 | Canada, Feature
Cannabis was Canada’s fifth most important cash crop in 2025, according to Stats Canada figures. In Canada, cannabis crops were worth $3 billion last year, or 5.8% of total crop receipts. Cannabis crops in 2025 were worth nearly $1 billion...
Oct 15, 2026 | Feature, National, Regulatory
The words “expedited hearing” are losing their grip on the cannabis rescheduling process, as the judge assigned to the task entertains reopening the proceedings “for limited discovery and testimony” at the demand of prohibitionist parties. Derek C. Julius, the Drug...
