Oct 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan’s $3 billion recreational marijuana market — one of the nation’s largest — is on the verge of its biggest shake-up yet. A new 24 percent wholesale tax set to take effect next year, along with proposals at the state level to cap licenses, temporarily stop a...
Oct 24, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan lawmakers unleashed a package of proposed laws intended to crack down on black market marijuana. For years, there’s been a lack of clarity regarding what punishment operators of illegal grows may face. This has led to reluctant prosecution and enforcement,...
Oct 22, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A Clinton Township judge has ruled that the owner of a vape warehouse that exploded in March 2024, leaving one person dead, should stand trial on one charge of involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors argued that Noor Kestou was grossly negligent when he improperly...
Oct 22, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Dave Goryca refused to give up hope of supporting his family after losing his job in the automotive industry and a chunk of his pension just one year before retirement. “You can be angry,” he said, “but that doesn’t fix anything.” Over the past five years,...
Oct 22, 2025 | Great Lakes Region
Ohio House lawmakers on Tuesday approved an amended Senate-passed bill that would make significant changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law while incorporating a series of regulations for hemp that are meant to align the two sectors of the...
Oct 22, 2025 | Great Lakes Region, Uncategorized
Cannabis dispensary workers have been forced to go on strike at Herbal Wellness Center in Columbus to protest the company’s unfair labor practices and secure a contract. “There’s no reason the employer can’t provide these workers with what they’re demanding – annual...
