Feb 12, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
After decades of providing a sales venue at the annual Ann Arbor Hash Bash, the Monroe Street Fair will not take place this year, said Owner Charlie Strackbein. He made the annoucement on the Monroe Street Fair Facebook page. “After many years, the environment around...
Feb 11, 2026 | Great Lakes Region
Ohio’s attorney general accused major publicly traded marijuana multistate operators of running a price-fixing “cartel” in a lawsuit filed Feb. 5tOhio Attorney General Dave Yost on Thursday sued nine major marijuana multistate operators for allegedly...
Feb 11, 2026 | Great Lakes Region
For Illinoisan Roosevelt Myles, a marijuana conviction from the 1980s became part of a criminal record that’s followed him for decades. Myles spent 28 years in prison for murder before a judge vacated his conviction on appeal and granted him a certificate of...
Feb 11, 2026 | Great Lakes Region
Bipartisan Wisconsin lawmakers will soon be introducing a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession for first-time offenses. Reps. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D) and Shae Sortwell (R) are in the process of circulating the draft legislation to build support among colleagues....
Feb 11, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
For the past two years, much of the public conversation surrounding cannabis in New Buffalo Township has focused on traffic, crime and community concerns. But alongside that debate, another story has been unfolding, one centered on financial investment, civic...
Feb 11, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
In the boardrooms and legislative offices of Lansing, the green rush is often framed as a historic victory for Michigan’s labor market. By the end of 2025, economic reports touted cannabis as the state’s leading driver of new private-sector job creation. On paper, the...
