Sep 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
As vape pens become easier for kids to hide and harder for schools to police, Michigan researchers say a growing number of teens are vaping marijuana — especially flavored products — raising health and addiction concerns. New national survey data from...
Sep 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
As everyone in Michigan’s cannabis industry is all too painfully aware, Michigan’s Legislative leaders and Governor have agreed to create a new (minimum) 24 percent wholesale tax on the state’s cannabis industry. The Michigan House of Representatives passed the bill...
Sep 24, 2025 | Feature, National
President Donald Trump’s pick to be the White House’s top drug policy adviser refrained from endorsing a proposed rule to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act. That abstention was, in part, because her likely...
Sep 24, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
On Tuesday, September 16, the Chairman of Michigan’s House Regulatory Reform Committee, Representative Joseph Aragona, introduced a package of bills to address two significant problems confronting Michigan’s cannabis industry—licensees defaulting on payments and...
Sep 24, 2025 | Feature, National
Federal officials have released updated data on the number of banks reporting that they work with marijuana businesses–and most financial institutions don’t seem especially concerned with their cannabis clientele. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),...
Sep 24, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Michigan House is exploring the development of state rules for hemp-infused beverages that would allow the drinks to be sold at liquor shops, bars and grocery stores. Currently, Michigan residents can buy hemp-containing THC beverages online from out-of-state...
