Jul 30, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
During budget negotiations last year, Michigan’s elected officials stunned the state’s seven-year-old marijuana industry with a new 24% wholesale tax. Despite the new tax, the average price of flower fell to a record low in June, while THC vape products remained near...
Jul 23, 2026 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A long-running marijuana battle in Menominee, marked by lawsuits and political infighting, is no longer frozen in a judicial stalemate. On July 17, Menominee Circuit Court Judge Mary Barglind lifted an injunction from September that had blocked the city from issuing...
Jun 24, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Most Michigan marijuana customers take for granted that their products are safe and accurately tested, industry insiders say. But regulators don’t seem so sure. In 2023, the state Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced plans to open a $4.4 million state-reference lab...
Jun 24, 2026 | Dispensaries, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The finalists in this year’s voting: JARS King of Budz Cannabis Company in InksterThe Flower Bowl GRAMZ Cannabis Outlet Store in Hazel Park Lume ClickOn received more than 16,700 nominations — check out more about the June 22-July 20 vote...
Jun 24, 2026 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
When Michigan residents walk into their neighborhood cannabis dispensaries, they see rows of colorful vapes, gummies, dap pens and other products of various potencies. But Michigan State University cannabis researcher Omayma Alshaarawy sees something different. “When...
Jun 17, 2026 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The state Senate is refocusing its marijuana industry license cap legislation to include new barriers to obtaining a license for growers, processors or dispensary operators with outstanding industry-related tax debt — a move that would help shore up the industry as it...
