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...
Oct 8, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) has signed legislation requiring schools across the state to distribute educational notices to parents about the health risks of marijuana, high-potency THC products, vaping and other products. Senate Bill 433, sponsored by...
Oct 8, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A judge has ruled that a marijuana grower illegally cleared nearly 16 acres of protected wetlands while building a large cannabis farm in northern Michigan. Ingham County Circuit Judge Morgan Cole sided with state environmental regulators last month in a years-long...
Oct 8, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Minnesota, Recreational
When Minnesota legalized adult-use cannabis, cities saw an opportunity in the state’s unique law to create a new revenue stream: a marijuana business that could be run much like the municipal liquor stores that have been in business since 1937. In Anoka, a Twin Cities...
Oct 8, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Illinois
The Illinois State Police (ISP) said the attempted purchases were conducted as part of “under 21 covert details.” The agency did not identify the six businesses that completed sales or provide details about any resulting disciplinary action. The number of compliance...
