Ballot Initiative To Repeal Ohio’s New Marijuana Law Hits Snag
The citizen-led ballot initiative to repeal Ohio’s new marijuana law has already hit a snag. Ohioans For Cannabis Choice — the group seeking to repeal Senate Bill 56, which they say recriminalizes the use of cannabis — learned this week...
Governor Beshear Marks Medical Cannabis And Tourism Wins
Governor Andy Beshear provided updates on medical cannabis, tourism, law enforcement basic training and more. Officials say Dr. Steven Stack, secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, joined the Governor to provide an...
Michigan Sold More Marijuana Than Ever In 2025 — And Made Less Money
Michigan marijuana sales revenue in 2025 declined for the first time since the market opened in December 2019. Michigan marijuana retailers collected about $3.17 billion in sales last year, a $113 million dip from the $3.29 billion...
January 2026 CRA Social Equity Team’s Quarterly Update
Happy New Year! Check out the Social Equity Team’s latest updates for 2026. Catch up on our current education sessions, read about the outcome of the 2026 Social Equity Grant Program, and don’t miss the Social Equity All-Star renewal...
Fluresh Restructures To Curb-Side Service Only To Save Business
Grand Rapids cannabis dispensary Fluresh will remain open after its employees pitched a plan to save the floundering operation. The retail shop at Phillips and Hall streets was slated to close as the company’s parent, Tend. Harvest....
iHemp Michigan Election Time
Nominations for the 2026 Board will be accepted at the January 21, 2026, iHemp Board meeting. Voting will take place at the February Board meeting. If you have an interest in supporting the industrial hemp movement in Michigan, now is the...
Michigan Cannabis Sales Slip In 2025 As Market Matures
Michigan’s legal cannabis market closed 2025 with a modest decline, marking a clear shift from years of explosive growth to a more mature, price-competitive phase—just as a significant new tax takes effect in 2026. Total cannabis sales in...
Looming THC Hemp Ban Will Impact Michigan Customers
More than 800 licensed recreational marijuana dispensaries operate across Michigan, selling a range of intoxicating products that are tested and restricted to adults 21 years or older. Yet for years, consumers have...
Before Road Funding Deal, Road Builder Money Flowed To Michigan Lawmakers
Less than two months before Michigan lawmakers finalized a historic deal to pump as much as $2 billion a year into road repairs, a slew of road construction executives whose companies will benefit from the spending opened their...
Supreme Court Fight Over Cannabis Commerce May Be Starting
What happened: The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals split with two other circuit courts in ruling that the U.S. Constitution’s dormant commerce clause does not cover cannabis while it remains federally illegal. The ruling could lead...
