Jun 11, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A longtime Michigan sheriff wants police armed with a handheld spit-test device to help determine whether drivers are high on drugs. State Rep. Brian BeGole, R-Antrim Township, the former Shiawassee County sheriff, held up one of the Abbot Laboratories’ SoToxa devices...
Jun 11, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Three Cuban nationals have been sentenced to federal prison for trying to rob a Midland County marijuana grow operation in 2023. As a result, they could face deportation to their home country once they’ve served their time. U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington on...
Jun 11, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Green Township in central Michigan is engaged in a protracted legal battle with battery parts manufacturer Gotion Inc. Now it wants to use about $200,000 of Mecosta County’s marijuana excise tax revenue to pay for its legal bills. Green Township Supervisor Jason...
Jun 11, 2025 | Feature, FOUR20 Post
Brandi Rice-Simpson started her cannabis journey in California in 2011 when she started Hemphill Wellness, focused mainly around educating consumers and testing. She partnered with Iron Labs and with caregivers across Michigan and brought tested cannabis to the...
Jun 9, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A judge approved a deal Friday to try to solve a major buzzkill: Employees at a Michigan dispo chain said management was keeping tips left by happy customers. Timber Cannabis, which has seven locations, agreed to pay $205,000 to settle a lawsuit, though it admitted no...
Jun 6, 2025 | Feature, National
A GOP-led House committee has approved a spending bill containing provisions that hemp stakeholders say would devastate the industry, prohibiting most consumable cannabinoid products that were federally legalized during the first Trump administration. Just...
