Chicago: 7 Years After Legalization, Final Cannabis Licensing Lawsuit Goes To Court
Nearly seven years after Illinois lawmakers approved recreational cannabis legalization, applicants who lost out on coveted business licenses are still battling the state in court, alleging the law’s rollout undermined its purported...
Ohio Judge Pauses Hemp Product Ban Enforcement, Saying It Favors Marijuana Industry
A Sandusky County court of common pleas judge has ruled that Ohio’s new law banning the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids except at licensed marijuana retailers is likely unconstitutional and has issued a temporary...
Canada: Cannabis Sales Are Rising As Alcohol Declines
Marijuana sales are increasing as purchases of alcohol are declining, according to a new federal report from the Canadian government. Retailers in the country sold C$5.5 billion worth of legal recreational cannabis products in the fiscal...
Massachusetts: Bill To Double Amount Of Cannabis You Can Buy And Ease Regulations
Massachusetts lawmakers plan to send Gov. Maura Healey a bill this week that would double the limit on how much cannabis an adult can buy or possess in Massachusetts, while also reshaping the state agency that regulates the industry. The...
MI Cannabis Industry Association Files Second Lawsuit Over 24% Wholesale Marijuana Tax
It's back to the courtroom for a group aiming to overturn controversial new costs for the cannabis industry in Michigan. Months after a new 24% wholesale tax on marijuana took effect in January, the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association...
Veterans & Cannabis: Don’t Miss Out On A Loyal Demographic
For many veterans, the battle doesn’t end when missions end. It shifts from deployment to the maze of a healthcare system that doesn’t recognize the same medicines their states do. Most of the United States now have a...
Ohio Breweries Fighting THC-Infused Drink Ban To Keep Jobs In State
THC-infused beverages are officially outlawed in Ohio. The beverages are off store shelves and not being served in restaurants and bars, even though local breweries said they were popular there. After the failed petition to place a...
Grand Rapids Calls It A ‘Voluntary’ Program — Cannabis Businesses Say It’s Extortion
Four Grand Rapids marijuana businesses say they’re victims of “municipal extortion,” alleging the city used threats to their licenses to extract millions of dollars for a social equity nonprofit that’s not functioning. An amended lawsuit...
Michigan Sheriff Running For Governor Pledges To Repeal Marijuana Tax Increase
Genesee County Sheriff and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Swanson came out strongly in opposition to the 24 percent cannabis tax passed as a part of the Fiscal Year 2026 budget to pay for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) plan to fund...
A Michigan Resort Town Wants To Reverse Course On Cannabis Businesses
A small tourist town in southwest Michigan that welcomed marijuana businesses just a few years ago is now trying to reverse course, proposing a policy that could revoke permits required for cannabis retailers to operate after residents...
