Mar 12, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer proposed a 32% wholesale tax on marijuana as part of her MI Road Ahead plan to raise $470 million. Some Michigan growers worry this could shut their doors. Currently, adult-use marijuana is sold with a 10% excise tax and the standard 6% sales...
Mar 8, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced its next education session featuring Alexander Wilson, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Co-Director of the Medicinal Plant Chemistry Program at NMU. According to NMU, they are at the forefront of cannabis with programs...
Mar 5, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan’s cannabis industry is always evolving, with new headlines rolling in daily. Here’s a selection of brief cannabis updates this week. WEED WINDFALL: More than $331 million in tax revenue from the sale of recreational weed...
Mar 5, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The cities of Marinette, Wisconsin and Menominee, Michigan enjoy a strong community bond — almost making them “one and the same.” But there is one marked difference. Per Wisconsin law, you’ll find no marijuana dispensaries in Marinette. North...
Mar 5, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A proposal to restrict where marijuana advertisements can be located in Detroit is moving forward. The proposed changes to city code, which would prohibit fixed marijuana advertisements from being within a 1,000-foot radius of any...
Mar 5, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
If THC potency had a sound barrier, a new Michigan marijuana strain should be named “Chuck Yeager.” Instead, it’s named Frogurt, produced by Endo, which operates grow facilities and a retail store in Adrian. Lab tests shared with MLive show the strain surpassed 41...
