January Michigan Cannabis Sales Plunge From December
January Michigan cannabis sales plunged nearly 16 percent from December and down more than 8 percent from January 2025. That’s the news from the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency sales report. Breaking down the figures: Adult-use sales...
Ohio Dispos Getting Help From Michigan’s Government
Ohio marijuana dispensaries competing with cheap cannabis prices in Michigan dispensaries are getting help from Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and her allies in Michigan’s legislature. Last fall, Whitmer signed a budget...
Ohio Hemp Jobs At Risk As Referendum Battle Intensifies
A last-minute referendum effort in Ohio is turning into a high-stakes economic fight, with thousands of hemp-related jobs potentially hanging in the balance. Backers of the repeal effort are racing to block a new state law that...
Illinois Pot Revenue Falls As Hemp And Other States Cut Into Prices For Now Struggling Industry
The opening of the Okay Cannabis shop in Wheeling three years ago seemed like a good business bet. It was the first dispensary in the state to combine sales of marijuana and alcohol with the adjoining West Town Bakery. Weed, booze and...
What’s In Whitmer’s Budget? Sin Taxes — And Lots Of Them
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's plan to fill a "gap" in the next state budget banks on tax hikes, reserve funding, and to-be-determined spending cuts and other savings. Two of those measures — the tax increases and rainy day fund withdrawal — are...
Tests Reveal Purer Meth, Less Pure Opioids, More Cocaine Hit Michigan From Mexican Cartels
Mexican drug cartels are shipping purer forms of meth into rural Michigan, replacing the drugs that were once made in home labs and full of impurities, police and lab testing data shows. Meanwhile, opioids have been cut with more...
Indiana Bill Could Tighten Ban On Pot Billboards
Proposed legislation ordering billboards advertising marijuana dispensaries still up in Indiana be taken down is gaining traction at the statehouse. A ban was imposed last year but many billboards promoting dispensaries remain because of...
Michigan Court Of Appeals Upholds Highland Park Pot Ban Under Adult-Use Cannabis Law
The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the City of Highland Park’s ordinance banning marijuana facilities, reinforcing the authority of municipalities to opt out under Michigan’s adult-use cannabis law. In a unanimous decision, a...
Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees Throughout The State
Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency unveiled its January 2026 disciplinary action report, documenting a statewide sweep of formal complaints and enforcement actions against a broad swath of adult-use and medical cannabis licensees for...
CRA Webinar Feb. 19: Compliant Banking With CannaFirst
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced its next education session on Feb. 19 features Director of CannaFirst National Sales, Nicole Perry. She will focus on what licensed cannabis operators need to know to successfully work with...
