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...
Sep 22, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Is it legal to smoke weed in public in Michigan? It’s legal to use marijuana recreationally in Michigan — as long as you’re at least 21 years old. But, despite what you may see and smell when you’re out and about, Michigan law says it’s...
