Jul 30, 2025 | Great Lakes Region
Recreational marijuana sales have generated $55 million in taxes since sales began a year ago, but the Ohio cities that host the dispensaries still haven’t gotten a dime of it. While municipalities that host dispensaries were initially promised 36% of those tax...
Jul 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
It is time for the CRA’s Social Equity Team’s Quarterly Update! Check out what we have been up to this summer along with tips and reminders of the resources we offer. Education Sessions Check out the new additions to the Video Library on the CRA website. Browse all...
Jul 23, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
One recent day, Richard Kerrigan drove some 90 minutes from his home in Grant County, Indiana, to a marijuana dispensary in Coldwater, just over the border in Michigan. Marijuana is illegal in Indiana, and Kerrigan said he “just wanted to see what it was.” He wasn’t...
Jul 23, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
When most people hear the word “edibles,” they think gummies. That’s because dispensary shelves in Michigan are lined with THC gummies, all promising the same high in slightly different flavors. One Lansing-based company, Hey! Captain, is breaking away from that...
Jul 23, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
In an age when big-box stores and corporate chains often dominate the retail landscape, there’s something heartwarming about a small, family-owned business not just surviving, but thriving. That’s the story of Local Roots Cannabis, a gem that has laid deep roots in...
Jul 23, 2025 | Great Lakes Region
Ohio’s licensed marijuana market appears to be an outlier among the 24 states that have legalized cannabis. Ohio is expected to grow rapidly, while legal sales in more mature markets have stagnated. That’s likely to make the Buckeye State one of the primary drivers of...
