Sep 17, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
August was a banner month for cannabis sales in Michigan with more than $283 million worth of product sold, according to the latest figures provided by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency. Sales last month were 3.2 percent higher than July, but not enough to equal what was...
Sep 16, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan Senate Democrats are reportedly moving toward implementing a major tax hike on marijuana that was previously proposed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D). While no legislation to effectuate the policy change has been filed yet, the plan is to impose a 32...
Sep 15, 2025 | Feature, National
In most consumer packaged goods industries, brands drive decisions. Shoppers walk into a store looking for Coca-Cola, Nike, or Tide, and if those brands aren’t available, many will leave without buying. Cannabis retail tells a different story. Here, product loyalty...
Sep 15, 2025 | Feature, National
As Congress returns from recess this month, the hemp industry is closely monitoring provisions that could fundamentally reshape the entire sector. The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp and its derivatives containing less than 0.3 percent delta-9-THC from the Controlled...
Sep 15, 2025 | Feature, National
A key committee in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted last week to block marijuana rescheduling. The House Appropriations Committee inserted language into a spending bill that prevents money from being spent “to reschedule marijuana,” but it’s...
Sep 11, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in August are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s August 2025 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary actions: Sturgis 586...