Jan 27, 2025 | Feature, National
The U.S. cannabis industry faces five major hurdles holding back its growth, even as sales are projected to reach a record $50 billion or more in 2025.1 Business of Cannabis. “What’s on the Horizon for Cannabis in 2025?” While a final rule due...
Jan 22, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan’s cannabis industry is booming, with new cultivators, strains, and innovations cropping up every day. But with all this growth comes a question: What separates the good weed from the truly exceptional? Last year, I embarked on a mission to find out, sampling...
Jan 22, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Battle Creek Police are shedding light on an alarming trend in West Michigan: robberies at marijuana dispensaries. Last Friday, three minors and an 18-year-old man, all of Battle Creek, were arrested for breaking into Potter’s Cannabis Boutique at 2825 Capital...
Jan 22, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Last year was nothing short of a rollercoaster for Michigan’s 5-year-old legal cannabis industry, but 2025 is shaping up to be even more turbulent. Industry insiders are bracing for volatility that could wipe out 20 to 30% of growers. The state’s legal market brought...
Jan 22, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A West Michigan couple, who have been outspoken against the state’s legal marijuana industry, are suing the state’s top cannabis regulator, their local township leaders and a business for expanding its outdoor marijuana grow operations near their home. The lawsuit,...
Jan 22, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced the launch of a new transfer type in Metrc this month: the tolling transfer. The tolling transfer allows licensees to attach a PDF copy of the tolling agreement to the manifest for easier tracking. The CRA’s Financial...
