iHemp Michigan Election Time
Nominations for the 2026 Board will be accepted at the January 21, 2026, iHemp Board meeting. Voting will take place at the February Board meeting. If you have an interest in supporting the industrial hemp movement in Michigan, now is the...
Michigan Cannabis Sales Slip In 2025 As Market Matures
Michigan’s legal cannabis market closed 2025 with a modest decline, marking a clear shift from years of explosive growth to a more mature, price-competitive phase—just as a significant new tax takes effect in 2026. Total cannabis sales in...
Looming THC Hemp Ban Will Impact Michigan Customers
More than 800 licensed recreational marijuana dispensaries operate across Michigan, selling a range of intoxicating products that are tested and restricted to adults 21 years or older. Yet for years, consumers have...
Before Road Funding Deal, Road Builder Money Flowed To Michigan Lawmakers
Less than two months before Michigan lawmakers finalized a historic deal to pump as much as $2 billion a year into road repairs, a slew of road construction executives whose companies will benefit from the spending opened their...
Supreme Court Fight Over Cannabis Commerce May Be Starting
What happened: The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals split with two other circuit courts in ruling that the U.S. Constitution’s dormant commerce clause does not cover cannabis while it remains federally illegal. The ruling could lead...
US: Michigan Lawsuit Could “Disrupt State-Regulated Cannabis Markets”
A chain of Michigan marijuana retailers is exploiting the federal marijuana ban to attempt to void its contract obligations with a supplier. A supplier alleges that it failed to pay for marijuana the retailer had contractually agreed to...
More Retailers Join Legal Battle Over Cannabis Licenses In Menominee
The battle over marijuana dispensary licenses in Menominee is getting more complicated. It's been two months since 78% of residents voted to cap the number of marijuana dispensaries in the city at nine. With eight currently open, a court...
Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees throughout the State
Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in December are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s December 2025 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s...
CRA Education Session: Sustainable Packaging In The Cannabis Industry With IndiGrow
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced its next education session will feature IndiGrow Co-Owner and Attorney, Karen Kekelik, and Grand Valley State University Professor, Crystal Scott-Tunstall, as they explore the fundamentals of...
Rep. Bollin Defends Michigan’s New Wholesale Cannabis Tax To Help Pay For Local Road Repair
Michigan's new 24-percent tax on wholesale cannabis is now in effect. The bi-partisan budget compromise is meant to raise an estimated $420 million for local road repairs. The cannabis industry failed to stop the tax in court, and warns...
