Jun 11, 2025 | Great Lakes Region
Ohio cannabis users now can buy higher quantities of adult-use cannabis after the Division of Cannabis Control announced new guidelines for non-medical sales limits in late May. Now recreational customers can buy up to 2.5 ounces of flower per day, more than twice the...
Jun 11, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A longtime Michigan sheriff wants police armed with a handheld spit-test device to help determine whether drivers are high on drugs. State Rep. Brian BeGole, R-Antrim Township, the former Shiawassee County sheriff, held up one of the Abbot Laboratories’ SoToxa devices...
Jun 11, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Three Cuban nationals have been sentenced to federal prison for trying to rob a Midland County marijuana grow operation in 2023. As a result, they could face deportation to their home country once they’ve served their time. U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington on...
Jun 11, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Green Township in central Michigan is engaged in a protracted legal battle with battery parts manufacturer Gotion Inc. Now it wants to use about $200,000 of Mecosta County’s marijuana excise tax revenue to pay for its legal bills. Green Township Supervisor Jason...
Jun 11, 2025 | Great Lakes Region
A host of changes proposed by the Ohio legislature to heavily modify the voter-approved recreational cannabis laws, plus a doubling of the cannabis tax, could seriously impact the Ohio cannabis market and drive more consumers to Michigan, experts contend. On Feb. 26,...
Jun 9, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A judge approved a deal Friday to try to solve a major buzzkill: Employees at a Michigan dispo chain said management was keeping tips left by happy customers. Timber Cannabis, which has seven locations, agreed to pay $205,000 to settle a lawsuit, though it admitted no...
