Michigan’s Pot Black Market Grows Despite Legalization
The state legalized personal use of marijuana in hopes that it would decrease the amount of illegal use and distribution. However, problems with the black market have increased with the ease of getting access to and purchasing cannabis. Matthew Saxton, the executive...
Hawaii’s Cannabis Industry Is Arrested In Development
In Hawaii, cannabis is both legal and illegal, with some of the industry regulated by the state for medicinal use but the vast majority left to an underground network. This network, which is not taxed or regulated, flourishes in the Hawaiian Islands. A 2022 report...
Michigan Dispos Tighten Security Amid Surge In Break-ins
A recent wave of break-ins and robberies targeting marijuana stores across Michigan has prompted cannabis businesses to bolster their security. Since Michigan legalized recreational cannabis in 2018, marijuana retailers have faced periodic spikes in break-ins,...
Transit Groups Want A Say In Keeping New Cannabis Tax
Three statewide organizations representing public transit providers and stakeholders filed a brief encouraging an appeals court to help make road funding more stable. The organizations — the Michigan Public Transit Association (MPTA), Michigan Association of...
Michigan’s Cannabis Testing Is Under Formal Fire
Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency filed a formal complaint against Prism Triangle at 850 Ladd Road in Walled Lake. The complaint lists two counts of not employing a lab manager, one count of not using state-approved testing methods and one count of not meeting...
Backers Still Hope To Allow Roadside Saliva Tests To Detect Drug-Impaired Driving
Bills introduced by Reps. Brian BeGole, R-Perry, and Julie Rogers, D-Kalamazoo, are part of a bipartisan effort to improve road safety by targeting drug-impaired driving. They would allow for a roadside preliminary oral fluid test that officers could use to...
May 12-14 – Washington DC – Cannabis Industry Lobby Days
Registration is now open for NCIA’s 14th Annual Cannabis Industry Lobby Days & National Stakeholder Summit, returning to Washington, D.C., May 12–14. With early bird pricing ending today, February 2, now is the time to register. This is a moment for operators who...
Wisconsin Democrats Introduce Bill To Legalize Marijuana
A new bill introduced by Wisconsin Democrats on Monday is looking to legalize both recreational and medical marijuana in the state. The legislation would make recreational cannabis legal for adults 21 and older, along with legalizing medical marijuana for those 18 and...
CRA Files Formal Complaints Against Concord-Based KTQT
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) has filed formal complaints against the adult-use and medical licenses of KTQT, in Concord.. The CRA is authorized under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA), MCL 333.27951 et seq., and the Medical...
May 26 – Flint – May Flower Cup 2026
Event Details We are putting together a premier event for the upper echelon members of the cannabis community. Putting a strong focus on new and established genetic lines while celebrating genetic contributions and those who helped hunt them. Join us for a night of...
