Aug 1, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
In a historic development for cannabis policy and tribal sovereignty in Michigan, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency and the Bay Mills Indian Community have officially signed the state’s first tribal-state cannabis compact, allowing the Upper Peninsula-based tribal...
Jul 30, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the SAFER Banking Act of 2025. The coalition submitted a letter (PDF) to congressional leaders urging passage of legislation that would...
Jul 30, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Did you know that Detroit has a psychedelic mushroom church? In 2021 Detroit voters approved Proposal E, which decriminalized entheogenic plants and fungi in the city. Detroit’s Per Ankh Entheogenic Church is a non-denominational house of worship...
Jul 30, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Voters in Menominee will decide on whether to limit the amount of cannabis dispensaries in their city. A new ballot initiative proposes capping dispensaries at nine. Menominee City Mayor Casey Hoffman says industry competition will decide on who can sell cannabis in...
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...
