CRA Education Session Jan. 29: Compliant Trade Sample Transfers With The CRA Enforcement Division
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) educational session on Jan.29 features CRA/Metrc Lead Analyst Garrett Shireman on compliant trade sample transfers as he reviews how to avoid making these errors, improve inventory tracking, and avoid...
Cannabis Businesses Sue Niles Township After Voters Ban Pot Shops
Indecisive Niles Township voters have spoken. The response is a lawsuit — with potentially more to come. More than 20 marijuana businesses announced plans to open in the community of nearly 15,000 residents after elected officials in...
Wholesale Cannabis Tax And Metrc Reporting Clarification
Michigan regulators confirmed earlier this month that the state's new 24% wholesale tax will not be tracked within Metrc, forcing operators to calculate the levy manually outside the system of record. The advisory bulletin places the...
Michigan House Committee Considers Bill For Statewide Lab
In an attempt to ensure tighter safety controls on Michigan’s cannabis industry, Rep. Mike Mueller (R-Linden) presented a bill to the Michigan House Rules Committee Jan. 16 that would establish a statewide cannabis reference laboratory to...
Pincanna Calls It A Day In Michigan, Shutters Grow And Dispensaries
Pinconning-based Pincanna has shuttered its 135,000-square-foot grow facility and a dispensary on the same property off of Interstate 75 in Bay County. It previously shuttered its four other dispensaries in Kalamazoo, East Lansing,...
Ballot Initiative To Repeal Ohio’s New Marijuana Law Hits Snag
The citizen-led ballot initiative to repeal Ohio’s new marijuana law has already hit a snag. Ohioans For Cannabis Choice — the group seeking to repeal Senate Bill 56, which they say recriminalizes the use of cannabis — learned this week...
Governor Beshear Marks Medical Cannabis And Tourism Wins
Governor Andy Beshear provided updates on medical cannabis, tourism, law enforcement basic training and more. Officials say Dr. Steven Stack, secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, joined the Governor to provide an...
Michigan Sold More Marijuana Than Ever In 2025 — And Made Less Money
Michigan marijuana sales revenue in 2025 declined for the first time since the market opened in December 2019. Michigan marijuana retailers collected about $3.17 billion in sales last year, a $113 million dip from the $3.29 billion...
January 2026 CRA Social Equity Team’s Quarterly Update
Happy New Year! Check out the Social Equity Team’s latest updates for 2026. Catch up on our current education sessions, read about the outcome of the 2026 Social Equity Grant Program, and don’t miss the Social Equity All-Star renewal...
Fluresh Restructures To Curb-Side Service Only To Save Business
Grand Rapids cannabis dispensary Fluresh will remain open after its employees pitched a plan to save the floundering operation. The retail shop at Phillips and Hall streets was slated to close as the company’s parent, Tend. Harvest....
