Nov 5, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan lawmakers last Thursday debated possible restrictions of kratom, a product largely unregulated now in Michigan. The Michigan Kratom Consumer Protection Act, sponsored by State Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, would do the following: Ban...
Nov 5, 2025 | Great Lakes Region
A Republican state Senator who has been instrumental in the legislation that aims to regulate recreational marijuana and intoxicating hemp products said that lawmakers may come to an agreement before Thanksgiving. State Sen. Steve Huffman, chairman of the Senate...
Nov 5, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan hemp producers may head into 2026 still bound by the state’s Industrial Hemp Growers Act, if lawmakers don’t take action on measures that would transfer oversight of hemp farming to the federal government. Two measures introduced this month remain pending:...
Nov 5, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Two of Michigan’s most renowned cannabis cultivators — Hytek and Growing Pains — are teaming up for a one-day live rosin drop combining two of this year’s most-awarded strains, according to a press release. The collaboration will debut at a cannabis party on Nov. 6,...
Nov 5, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Michigan Department of Treasury has published information on the Wholesale Marijuana Tax, providing details on filing requirements, calculation methods, and payment procedures for licensed businesses. This information is now available on Treasury’s website at...
Nov 4, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Small businesses in Michigan with 250 employees or fewer can now apply for a Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) matching grant up to $5,000 to purchase equipment and associated training they need to create safer, healthier work...
