May 6, 2026 | Feature, National
Voters in North Carolina could decide the future of marijuana after Senate Democrat Kandie Smith of Greenville and two colleagues introduced Senate Bill 1072 on Monday. The legislation is intended to bypass years of legislative gridlock by placing two...
May 6, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Psychedelic drugs may be having a moment in Michigan and nationwide. In April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order making them available to treat mental health conditions including depression and anxiety. And in Michigan, the Democratic Party recently...
Apr 30, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region
Indiana has some of the most stringent laws on cannabis in the country, but despite that, use among adults has consistently increased over the past decade. That is according to a new report from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, which partnered with the think tank,...
Apr 30, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Michigan Supreme Court ordered the state Court of Appeals to take another look at the legality of Michigan’s 24% wholesale cannabis tax. “The court of Appeals shall expedite its consideration of this case,” the Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday, April 22. In...
Apr 30, 2026 | Feature, National
CNBC’s Brandon Gomez reports on the Trump administration’s move to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug. The change doesn’t legalize the drug at the federal level but it could significantly expand scientific research in the drug’s medical uses. More From...
Apr 27, 2026 | Feature, National
The cannabis industry finally got the jolt it’s been waiting for. With the federal government moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, the conversation has shifted from if reform will happen to what happens next. To unpack the implications, I sat down with...
