Jan 28, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Residents packed a town hall meeting earlier this month to express concerns about a surge in marijuana dispensaries in their lakefront community. By the end of 2026, New Buffalo Township will have nearly one marijuana dispensary for every 70 residents. The township...
Jan 28, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
One of Michigan’s largest marijuana processors has a new owner and a path out of receivership — marking the end of a year-long debacle involving a fraud ring run by one of its owners, financial missteps and a sloppy merger. Jackson-based Choice Labs, known...
Jan 28, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Attorneys for a Clinton Township warehouse owner say a district court judge abused his discretion when he ordered the owner to stand trial last fall for involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2024 explosion that killed a Macomb County teen. Noor...
Jan 28, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan’s legal cannabis industry is entering 2026 at a moment of real vulnerability, as a newly enacted 24% wholesale tax takes effect in a market that has already slowed after years of rapid expansion. What began as one of the country’s strongest...
Jan 28, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The 2026 iHemp Michigan Board Elections are officially open. In an industry that has seen its share of regulatory hurdles—from the transfer of oversight to the CRA to the ongoing fight for hemp to be treated as a true agricultural commodity—leadership isn’t just...
Jan 28, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear a man’s claim that Wayne County retaliated against him and stole his car. The state’s high court agreed to hear Robert Reeves’s case against Wayne County over retaliatory criminal charges. Reeves argues that...
