Oct 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
California-based Highway Cannabis Company has acquired Pleasantrees, a vertically integrated cannabis operator with five retail locations and a large-scale cultivation and processing facility, Highway Cannabis said in a press release. The transaction expands...
Oct 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Lawmakers discussed Tuesday a proposal to require the state health department to provide guidance on the dangers of tobacco, vaping and marijuana products yearly. Starting with the 2026-2027 school year, public and private schools would be required to...
Oct 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced Nov. 19 from 9 – 10:30 am for its next statewide municipal summit. Staff from the CRA’s legal, licensing, and enforcement divisions will host a 90-minute Zoom call. In addition, there will be time set aside for the CRA to...
Oct 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan’s $3 billion recreational marijuana market — one of the nation’s largest — is on the verge of its biggest shake-up yet. A new 24 percent wholesale tax set to take effect next year, along with proposals at the state level to cap licenses, temporarily stop a...
Oct 24, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan lawmakers unleashed a package of proposed laws intended to crack down on black market marijuana. For years, there’s been a lack of clarity regarding what punishment operators of illegal grows may face. This has led to reluctant prosecution and enforcement,...
Oct 22, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A Clinton Township judge has ruled that the owner of a vape warehouse that exploded in March 2024, leaving one person dead, should stand trial on one charge of involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors argued that Noor Kestou was grossly negligent when he improperly...
