New York: Cannabis Is Booming — Why Does It Feel Like a Race to the Bottom?
Behind the polished presentations and sophisticated branding is a less glamorous conversation about wholesale pricing, retail margins, promotional allowances, payment terms, and who can afford to keep competing. I've experienced that...
Minnesota: Hemp THC Deadline Hits $200 Million Industry, Leads To Layoffs
Minnesota hemp sellers say the approach of Dec. 11 is already hitting their bottom line and changing what stores keep on the shelf. After Dec. 11, some Minnesota liquor stores say they still expect to sell hemp drinks. The federal law...
Michigan: CRA Revokes Marijuana Dispensary License, Issues $25k Fine After Vape Cartridges Given to Social Media Influencers
Michigan regulators have revoked the recreational marijuana retail license of Muha Meds Ypsilanti and imposed a $251,250 fine after determining that the dispensary violated state regulations, including by transferring hundreds of...
Michigan: Bad Axe Voters To Decide Whether To Allow Marijuana Dispensaries
This upcoming November, Bad Axe residents will be able to vote on whether marijuana establishments should be allowed to operate in the city. The proposal asks voters whether the city should repeal Ordinance No. 2019-3, which prohibits the...
Cannabis Was Canada’s 5th Most Important Cash Crop In 2025
Cannabis was Canada’s fifth most important cash crop in 2025, according to Stats Canada figures. In Canada, cannabis crops were worth $3 billion last year, or 5.8% of total crop receipts. Cannabis crops in 2025...
Cannabis Rescheduling Process Remains Sidelined, DEA Judge Orders New Replies
The words “expedited hearing” are losing their grip on the cannabis rescheduling process, as the judge assigned to the task entertains reopening the proceedings “for limited discovery and testimony” at the demand of prohibitionist...
New York: Dispensaries Have Sold More Than $4B In Rec Marijuana Since Market Launch
New York’s recreational marijuana dispensaries have now sold more than $4 billion worth of legal cannabis products, state officials have announced. The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) revealed the sales totals at a Cannabis Control...
Michigan: Governor Signs Law Requiring Schools to Send Parents Warnings About Marijuana, High-Potency THC + Vaping
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) has signed legislation requiring schools across the state to distribute educational notices to parents about the health risks of marijuana, high-potency THC products, vaping and other products....
Michigan: Marijuana Farm Loses Court Fight Over Clearing Protected Wetlands
A judge has ruled that a marijuana grower illegally cleared nearly 16 acres of protected wetlands while building a large cannabis farm in northern Michigan. Ingham County Circuit Judge Morgan Cole sided with state environmental regulators...
Minnesota: Do Government-Run Cannabis Retail Sales Work?
When Minnesota legalized adult-use cannabis, cities saw an opportunity in the state’s unique law to create a new revenue stream: a marijuana business that could be run much like the municipal liquor stores that have been in business since...
