Ohio Senate Passes Bill To Change Pot DUI Laws
The Ohio Senate unanimously passed legislation to overhaul the way that prosecutors must prove whether a person was driving under the influence of marijuana. Ohio, like most the rest of the nation, has liberalized its marijuana laws over...
Ohio Gov. DeWine’s Executive Order Banning Sale Of delta-8 Products Blocked By Judge
A Franklin County judge on Tuesday paused Gov. Mike DeWine’s public health emergency health order banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products for 14 days. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Carl Aveni issued a temporary...
Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation To Limit Dispensaries, But Not Growers
Senate Democrats announced Oct. 14 the introduction of new legislation aimed to alleviate challenges facing Michigan’s vital legal cannabis industry, which supports more than 46,000 jobs in the state, and generating more than $3 billion...
Cannabis Flower Prices Rose In September For First Time In Two Years, But Sales Fell
An ounce of cannabis flower in September rose by its largest amount month-over-month in two years to $63.16, up 2.22 percent from August's price of $61.79. The price of an ounce has only risen four times in the last two years, and those...
Rep. Bollin: More Budget Cuts Needed If Courts Overturn Cannabis Tax For Roads
Michigan's new 24% wholesale tax on cannabis products to pay for roads already is facing legal challenges, arguing there's no provision allowing it under the 2018 voter-approved initiative. Both the Holistic Research Group and Michigan...
End-Run On Voter-Approved Cannabis Legalization With Wholesale Tax Could End Up In Michigan Supreme Court
For the second time in recent years, an unprecedented legal fight is brewing after legislative action related to a ballot initiative — this time an alleged "end-run" maneuver to raise marijuana taxes. The industry hopes the Legislature,...
Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees Throughout The State
The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency has published a list of administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in September. This month’s disciplinary actions: Detroit 13775 Buena...
CRA Education Session: Best Practices In Cannabis Credit And Collections With CannaBiz
Join Brett Gelfand, managing partner, and Michael Blumenthal, executive director, of Cannabiz Credit Association and CannaBIZ Collects for a webinar designed to help Michigan cannabis operators improve their payment practices. In this...
Ohio Cannabis Companies Sues State Regulator Over Stringent Advertising Rules
Ohio cannabis businesses in a recent lawsuit argue the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control’s rules for advertising are too stringent and go against the voter-approved recreational cannabis law. “I think we’ll keep seeing more and more of...
MiCIA Files Lawsuit To Overturn 24 Percent Wholesale Cannabis Tax
Just hours after Governor Whitmer signed the budget bills into law on Tuesday, our attorneys at Dykema and Honigman filed a suit in the Michigan Court of Claims asking the court to strike down the wholesale tax we are now facing, wrote...
