Cannabis Businesses Having Major Impact In New Buffalo Township
For the past two years, much of the public conversation surrounding cannabis in New Buffalo Township has focused on traffic, crime and community concerns. But alongside that debate, another story has been unfolding, one centered on financial investment, civic...
The Cannabis Job Miracle?
In the boardrooms and legislative offices of Lansing, the green rush is often framed as a historic victory for Michigan’s labor market. By the end of 2025, economic reports touted cannabis as the state’s leading driver of new private-sector job creation. On paper, the...
Lüt Expands Compliant Cannabis Payment Platform To Michigan
Lüt, a closed-loop digital payments platform for cannabis and other high-risk industries, announced a partnership with Frankenmuth Credit Union to support compliant, cashless payments for licensed cannabis businesses in Michigan. Through the collaboration, Frankenmuth...
Where Is Cannabis Legal In Europe?
In April 2024, Germany legalized recreational marijuana, becoming the largest country in Europe to turn green. And the rest of the European Union is right behind them. There are currently 28 EU countries with some form of legalization, either for medical marijuana or...
Wholesale Cannabis Tax Funds Road Repairs, But Legal Challenge Threatens Revenue
Michigan's new 24% wholesale tax on marijuana is generating revenue for road repairs, but a legal challenge could derail the funding source just as communities prepare for what officials expect to be a severe pothole season. The tax, which took effect January 1,...
Willie Nelson-Branded Hemp THC Drink Goes National With $15 Million Raise
A Willie Nelson-endorsed hemp THC beverage brand said Thursday it’s raised $15 million in Series A venture capital.The injection from LeftLane Capital and Second Sight Ventures will fund a “national retail expansion” for Willie’s Remedy+ after a successful rollout...
Ohio Governor Tells Pot Advocates To Stop ‘Whining’ Over Legalization Law Changes As Rollback Referendum Proceeds
The governor of Ohio has a message for critics of a law rolling back the state’s marijuana market and criminalizing intoxicating hemp products: Stop “whining.” As a campaign behind a referendum to block certain provisions of the cannabis roll-back law gets...
Cannabis Could Return To Ohio’s Ballot – If A Group Can Get Enough Signatures
If you want to legally drink a THC beverage in Ohio, you have until March 20. That’s when Senate Bill 56 takes effect, banning all intoxicating hemp products and narrowing the state’s voter-approved marijuana law. Starting then, residents won’t be able to bring...
Information Entropy Might Be Michigan’s Most Trusted Cannabis Brand Right Now
Information Entropy might be the most talked-about dispensary in Michigan right now. If you spend 30 seconds scrolling on the official Michigan cannabis Reddit page, you’ll see the name everywhere—product photos, praise, people asking if it’s...
Hemp And Cannabis, Same Species, But Different Laws
Is it hemp, cannabis or marijuana? That depends on who's discussing the enigmatic plant that's legal in some forms (for now) but faces new restrictions in other forms this fall. The confusion comes as no surprise to Nick Johnson, author of the book Grass Roots,...
