CRA Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees Throughout Michigan
Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in April are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s April 2025 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary...
Illinois Cannabis Businesses Demand Relief From Costly Regulations
Illinois cannabis business owners are pleading for relief from the state’s “steep licensing fees” and “overly burdensome” regulations. State Rep. La Shawn Ford, joining several of those business owners Sunday at a news conference on the...
Firelands Scientific Opens 6th Ohio Dispensary – The Landing Berea
Firelands Scientific announced that its newest The Landing Dispensary, located in Berea, Ohio, will celebrate its grand opening on May 8, following a successful soft opening that began May 1. This new location brings Firelands...
TerrAscend Acquires Ohio Dispensary, Entering 6th State Market
Canadian-based TerrAscend Corp. announced it has closed on its previously announced acquisition of the assets of Ratio Cannabis LLC, a cannabis dispensary located in Goshen Township, Ohio. The acquisition represents TerrAscend's initial...
New Law Bans Marijuana Advertising In Indiana
Indiana's controversial crackdown on cannabis ads. After years of failed attempts, state lawmakers have passed a bill banning marijuana dispensary advertising, despite it being legal just across the border in Michigan. But we found out,...
CRA Bans Youssef Barakat From Owning Tree House Club Dispensaries For Selling Pot To Underage State Police Cadet
State regulators have permanently banned Youssef Barakat from working in or owning any licensed cannabis business in the state, citing a series of serious violations at two marijuana dispensaries he co-owned and operated. The Michigan...
State Supreme Court Dismisses Warren Marijuana Case
The Michigan Supreme Court issued an order on April 30 dismissing the Pinebrook, LLC vs. City of Warren appeals case that has been in litigation for six years. The case was reopened in Macomb County Circuit Court and is still pending...
Hemp Farmers Lobby CRA On Proposed CBD Rules
Another full house at the May 6 Cannabis Regulatory Agency's meeting urged tweaks to the revised rules the agency is considering. Numerous farmers and CBD consumers showed up to fight against proposed regulations that would limit the sale...
Updated Bulletin – Maximum THC Concentrations For Cannabis-Infused Products
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency recently updated its technical bulletin which publishes the list of maximum THC concentrations for marijuana-infused products, as required by statute. The technical bulletin can be found on the bulletins...
CRA Seeks New Workgroup Members
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) is adding members to its standing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workgroup to empower stakeholders to take ownership in the programs that directly impact their communities and to continue to...
