Jan 11, 2023 | Great Lakes Region
Republican leaders in Wisconsin say legalizing medical marijuana could be part of their legislative agenda for 2023. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, told Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The Morning Show” on Monday that he favors partial...
Jan 11, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Cannabis companies gunning for a marijuana license in Riverview are taking the competition to the next level. This city amended an existing ordinance that barred any marijuana businesses and establishments from operating within city limits. They then replaced it with...
Jan 11, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Six new Northeast Michigan cannabis shops mean big dollars communities could spend to combat problems some link to the increasing presence of legal marijuana in the region. Alpena County leaders ended 2022 saying they didn’t know how they would spend the tens of...
Jan 11, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region
Less than half a mile south of the Wisconsin border in Illinois, the Sunnyside Cannabis Dispensary bustles with activity. Cars with license plates from Wisconsin, Minnesota and other pot-banning states slide in and out of the shop’s expansive parking lot. The bright...
Jan 11, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Licensed sales of recreational marijuana began in Detroit Jan. 4, with at least two shops opening for sales of cannabis to adults aged 21 and up. The House of Dank on Front Street near the city’s border of Lincoln Park, Michigan was the first shop to open its doors to...
Jan 6, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced Jan. 6 its first statewide municipal summit, during which the agency will host a two-hour Zoom call to present information to local municipal officials and answer their questions regarding the state’s cannabis rules and laws....
