Michigan: Dispensary Closing After Allegedly Selling Recalled Marijuana
Unique Farms LLC, which operates a cannabis retail establishment in Mt. Morris Township as Zaza Recreational, has surrendered its adult use retailer license after two formal complaints, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has...
Minnesota: Dairy Queen Owner Speaks Out Against Proposed Cannabis Dispensary Next Door
A longtime Dairy Queen owner is raising concerns about a cannabis dispensary preparing to open next door to his business along Medicine Lake Road in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Dan Lommen placed a message on the restaurant's sign reading, "Weed shop, children don't mix....
Enrollment In Georgia’s Medical Cannabis Program Jumps After Lawmakers Ease Access
Georgia’s medical cannabis program experienced an unprecedented surge of new registered patients over the past month after the law changed significantly to ease access. The patient registry grew from 36,595 patients in late June to 44,854 on Monday, an increase of...
Cannabis Farms Are Drying Up California’s Mountain Streams
Some streams in California’s Emerald Triangle have flowed every day of every year since long before anyone was measuring them. A new study suggests that’s starting to change, and not for any of the reasons you’d expect. No drought hit hard enough to blame on its...
Energy Costs Are Reshaping Cannabis Economics
Some cannabis growers built on the assumption that power would stay cheap. That bet has gone bad. Electricity rates are up 15% to 25% over the past two years with no ceiling in sight through 2030, according to Jim Kordoban, founder and CEO of On Point Power, a...
Minnesota: Island Peži Prepares To Open Mankato Dispensary
A new cannabis dispensary is preparing to open in Mankato this fall, marking the Prairie Island Indian Community’s first off-reservation retail location and the latest expansion of its tribally owned cannabis enterprise. Island Peži is targeting an opening sometime in...
Minnesota: Study Finds Teen Cannabis Use At Record Low
Cannabis use among Minnesota teenagers has dropped significantly over the past decade, falling from 13% to 5% between 2013 and 2025, according to new research from the University of Minnesota Medical School. The study, published this week in Social Science and...
Cannabis Was Ready For Wall St., But Was Wall St. Ready For Cannabis?
Mitchell Osak has spent nearly a decade inside the legal cannabis industry, working as a fractional executive and advisor to more than 220 cannabis companies worldwide. His read on the uplistings is blunt. "Trulieve and Glass House Brands might have been ready for...
Pennsylvania: Fetterman Urges Congress To End Federal Marijuana Ban
PA Senator John Fetterman and over a dozen of his colleagues in the upper chamber have re-upped their calls to end the federal ban of marijuana. Last week, Fetterman's office sent out a press release announcing his support for the reintroduction of the Cannabis...
Michigan Dispensary Fined For Gap In Security Video
A cannabis dispensary was fined after authorities reportedly found a 34-day gap in the business' security video. According to WTVB, Mint Cannabis in Coldwater, Michigan, was fined $8,000 after inspectors with the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) noticed that...
