Menominee Lets Pot Companies Pay Its Legal Bills – Now Allegations Are Flying
Menominee’s marijuana boom was supposed to generate a windfall from Wisconsin customers streaming across the border. Instead, it ignited a six-year power struggle that has divided residents, spurred at least 11 lawsuits, led to personal...
Minnesota: Prior Lake Cannabis Shop To Allow Customers To View And Interact The Product Before Buying
A new cannabis shop is opening in Prior Lake, which is looking to bring a new experience to encourage responsible use. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community(SMSC) announced the store as Flame & Flora, stating that construction was...
Evers Urges Modification To New Hemp Laws
Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter to Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation urging immediate legislative action to revise the new federal hemp law. The new law banned the sale of most hemp products in the U.S. starting in November 2026. It was...
Michigan Governments To Share Nearly $94 Million In Cannabis Tax Revenue
Local governments in Michigan will receive $54,017 per licensed cannabis dispensaries in their jurisdictions as their share of nearly $94 million in adult-use cannabis tax revenue collected in 2025. Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Ann...
As Michigan Cannabis Revenue Drops 16% In January, Senators Seek Repeal Of Wholesale Tax
A controversial Michigan marijuana wholesale tax went into effect Jan. 1, putting an extra 24% charge on the books for distributors. The tax was put in place to pay for road work, but a bipartisan group of some senators wants to see the...
Illinois: Danville’s First Cannabis Consumption Lounge Opens
The first cannabis consumption lounge in Danville — and second in Vermilion County, preceded by Molly’s Joint in Tilton — is officially opening for business. Seven Point’s Smoke Lab Lounge, which previously had a one-day trial on...
Bills On Cannabis Use In Hospitals Advance In Several States
Lawmakers in multiple states are considering bills to allow seriously ill patients to access and use medical marijuana in hospitals and other healthcare facilities, with several such proposals advancing this week and one running into a...
Unusual Alliances Form As Supreme Court Takes Up Case On Cannabis Users And Gun Ownership
Gun rights and cannabis legalization are usually on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both movements have brought about seismic shifts in the United States in recent decades. Now those forces are lining up for a rare overlap in...
Thousands Of Plants, Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars Seized In Massive Illegal Grow In Metro Detroit
Michigan State Police investigators busted a massive marijuana grow operation, seizing drugs, cash, jewelry and guns. According to MSP, members of the Marijuana & Tobacco Investigation Section executed search warrants at three...
Robbin Pott Co-Founder From Pott Farms Said She Just Wanted To Grow Hemp
INTERVIEW: Robbin Pott is co-founder and managing member of Pott Farms, L3C, a Michigan, USA-based regenerative hemp operation. Her work spans living soil systems, regenerative crop production, and community-based workforce...
