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...
Craft Brewing Companies Push Back On Dewine’s Veto Impacting THC Beverage Sales
Ohio’s craft brewing industry continues to push back on a veto by Governor Mike DeWine that outlawed their sale of THC beverages, less than a week after an effort to challenge the governor’s ban came up short. At Saucy Brew Works in...
UP Counties And Municipalities Receive $3.4M From Adult-Use Marijuana Distribution
Marquette County leads the U.P. with 13 licenses and $702,222.30 in distributions. But County Board Chair Joe Derocha says that’s about a 21% decrease from two years ago. “Perhaps the 24% sales tax that the legislature has enacted on the...
Is Wisconsin Losing Millions To States Where Cannabis Is Legal?
Cannabis isn’t legal in Wisconsin, so residents are purchasing it in states where it is, generating tax money for those states. Wisconsin borders three states with legal recreational cannabis: Michigan, which legalized it in 2018;...
What Changes In Michigan Marijuana Taxes Could Mean For Ann Arbor
Declining marijuana tax revenue may mean less money for social services in Ann Arbor. Marti Praschan, the city’s chief financial officer, raised the issue at a City Council budget work session Monday night, March 23, discussing changes...
Cannabis Biz Could List On Stock Exchanges Under New Congressional Bill
Reps. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and Troy Carter (D-LA) filed a bipartisan bill that would let state-legal marijuana businesses list on stock exchanges like Nasdaq and NYSE—and more broadly shield companies from being punished for providing...
