Oct 7, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A complex network of Chinese-run black market marijuana operations is enveloping the U.S. — and Michigan is caught in the web. Though the chain of command is murky, politicians, attorneys and law enforcement who spoke with MLive believe the multi-layered...
Oct 7, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer participated in a series of behind-closed-door meetings with Democratic lawmakers last week to help secure votes she needed to get a new budget and a road funding plan through the House and Senate. On Thursday night, Democrats...
Oct 6, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Black market operators are cheering the Michigan Legislature’s vote to more than double marijuana taxes, opponents say. About 3 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, the Michigan Senate in a contentious 19-17 vote passed a new 24% wholesale tax on marijuana, that insiders say will...
Oct 3, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan lawmakers unveiled and approved a long-awaited budget that makes funding cuts to many state agencies while allocating an extra $1.1 billion to the Michigan Department of Transportation, which is responsible for fixing state roads and bridges. And shortly...
Oct 2, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Buying legal marijuana in Michigan will likely cost about 24 percent more starting next year, thanks to a tax hike meant to fill potholes, writes Scott McClallen from Michigan Capital Confidential. Michigan’s political leaders have agreed not to shut down the state...
Oct 1, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Lume Cannabis Co. announced in a press release it plans to acquire and operate former Gage Growth locations in Grand Rapids, Center Line and Morenci, showcasing the company’s continued growth and its fiscal stability in Michigan’s competitive cannabis market. The...
