Ohio Hemp THC Operators Mount Last-Ditch Survival Effort
Ohioans for Cannabis Choice say SB 56 undermines consumer rights by recriminalizing intoxicating hemp products consumers rely on. A new political battle is brewing in Ohio’s $1 billion cannabis market as a petition drive...
Bear Creek Twp.’s Hope Of Stopping Dispo Goes Up In Smoke
An appeals panel affirmed Friday the dismissal of Bear Creek Township's lawsuit challenging a retail cannabis facility on leased Indian land held in trust by the United States. In a published Friday opinion authored by...
Country Music Star With Old Cannabis Conviction Forced To Cancel Tour After Stopped At Canadian Border
Fans of country music singer Charley Crockett got some disappointing news this week as the Grammy winner had to cancel his tour of Canada. In an Instagram post, Crockett said he was denied entry into Canada due to a decade-old...
CRA Introduces New Science Section Staff Feb. 26
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency is featuring Noah Rosenweig, Science Section Manager, and the Lab Science Specialists for an overview of the Science section, introductions to new staff, and a review of the format for these quarterly...
Ohio Pot Program Surpasses $3.5 Billion In Total Sales As Dispensaries Near 200 Dual-Use Certificates
Ohio’s regulated marijuana market continues to expand, with new data from the Division of Cannabis Control showing billions in total sales and a steadily growing number of licensed operators across the state.According to the agency’s...
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...
