Feb 18, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to fill a “gap” in the next state budget banks on tax hikes, reserve funding, and to-be-determined spending cuts and other savings. Two of those measures — the tax increases and rainy day fund withdrawal — are already...
Feb 18, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Mexican drug cartels are shipping purer forms of meth into rural Michigan, replacing the drugs that were once made in home labs and full of impurities, police and lab testing data shows. Meanwhile, opioids have been cut with more impurities that can render overdose...
Feb 18, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the City of Highland Park’s ordinance banning marijuana facilities, reinforcing the authority of municipalities to opt out under Michigan’s adult-use cannabis law. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel affirmed summary...
Feb 16, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency unveiled its January 2026 disciplinary action report, documenting a statewide sweep of formal complaints and enforcement actions against a broad swath of adult-use and medical cannabis licensees for violations ranging from...
Feb 12, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced its next education session on Feb. 19 features Director of CannaFirst National Sales, Nicole Perry. She will focus on what licensed cannabis operators need to know to successfully work with compliant banking programs. In this...
Feb 12, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Cannabis has become part of everyday life for many Michiganders. Patients and consumers across the state now have access to a range of products, from tinctures and capsules to edibles and concentrates. For medically complex or vulnerable individuals, access can open...
