Mar 3, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region
The Ohio Senate passed a GOP-led proposal by a 21-9 vote Wednesday to overhaul the state’s relatively young recreational marijuana program, and senators voted along party lines, unlike in December 2023. Introduced by Sen. Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City), Senate Bill...
Feb 26, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A new study wants to find out if marijuana and cannabis could be an effective treatment option for veterans who have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Many doctors state it can go undiagnosed, and that can make things even worse in the long run. Retired Major...
Feb 26, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
As oversupply hammers prices and the industry remains walled off from other states’ markets, Michigan’s largest cannabis company is heading south to sell a different kind of weed. Evart-based Lume Cannabis Co. has founded a new company, Lume Hemp Co. in...
Feb 26, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
ATM fees at dispensaries are a buzzkill. A vast majority of cannabis retailers won’t take debit or credit cards because marijuana is still illegal on the federal level, leaving customers with no choice but to pay in cash. Since many of us don’t carry cash anymore, we...
Feb 26, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Local governments in Michigan will receive $58,228 for every licensed marijuana business that operates in their communities. On Friday, the state government announced that this year’s allocation is slightly lower than last year, but local government officials say the...
Feb 26, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
City officials have denied a permit for a marijuana-themed game night at the Ann Arbor Senior Center and a local cannabis activist isn’t happy about it. “It’s real irritating,” said Chuck Ream, who has wanted to put on an event in May called Vapes and Crepes and...
