Jun 9, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan’s 24% wholesale tax on marijuana generated tens of millions less than expected in its first four months, according to a new report from the Michigan Treasury Department. The tax took effect Jan. 1 and was projected to generate $420 million a year to pay for...
Jun 3, 2026 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Can a psychedelic drug with heavy side-effects and anecdotal evidence as a treatment for addiction become a wonder drug for veterans facing opioid substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorders? House Republican state Rep. Jaime Green of Richmond wants to find...
Jun 3, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A Michigan State University researcher is calling for federal policy changes to allow more realistic cannabis research as Michigan’s marijuana market continues to grow. Michigan voters approved an initiative to legal recreational marijuana use for adults age 21...
Jun 1, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region
As lawmakers work through the final days of the legislative session, some Illinois cannabis business owners are pushing for changes they say would reduce costs and make it easier to operate. Among their top priorities are adjustments to security and surveillance...
May 28, 2026 | Great Lakes Region
Gov. Tim Walz has signed off on a sweeping cannabis package that will reshape the state’s emerging recreational market and give hemp operators a path forward ahead of a looming federal ban. Some of the biggest changes will merge parts of Minnesota’s cannabis supply...
May 28, 2026 | Great Lakes Region
There’s a new push to regulate the cannabis and hemp industries in Illinois with mere days left in the spring legislative session, and small businesses are very concerned. However, multiple small businesses have warned the legislation could force them to close....
