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Besides Falling Prices, Michigan Cannabis Business Owners Tell CRA About Other Threats To Their Survival

Michigan recreational marijuana business owners who gathered for a quarterly public meeting of the state's Cannabis Regulatory Agency on Wednesday said unfair fines, falling prices and the illicit products showing up in the market are threatening...

Whitmer Vape Tax Plan Would Ban Most Flavors As Contraband

The majority of vaping products in Michigan could be seized as contraband if Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s effort to tax vaping products similar to cigarettes takes effect as currently proposed. The plan is meant to “curb usage and protect public health” by...

Illegal Michigan Butane Hash Oil Operation Shut Down, 2,000 Pounds Of Cannabis Seized

More than 2,000 pounds of marijuana were seized along with psychedelics and a butane hash oil operation in Southwest Michigan, police said. The enforcement happened Wednesday, March 12, in Branch County after an investigation of “black market” butane hash...

Michigan Cannabis Sales Continues Monthly Decline In February

Mar 16, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan cannabis sales continued its monthly decline in February down 4.7 percent for adult-use to $241.3 million, after a January decline to $247.3 million from December sales of $264.7 million. Medical sales fell to just $632,500. Oversupply continues to drive...

States Racing To Find A Good Tool That Proves Driving While High

Mar 12, 2025 | National

Over the last year, a group of officers with the Minnesota State Patrol carried a new piece of equipment in their squad cars. It looked like a Keurig machine, only this device doesn't make coffee; It analyzes saliva for THC — the chemical in marijuana that makes...

Binske Launches In Michigan With Unique Cannabis Strains

Mar 12, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A Colorado-based cannabis brand known for its high-end, award-winning products and distinctive packaging has officially arrived in Michigan. Recognized for its premium flower, edibles, concentrates, and vapes, binske has struck a deal with...

House of Dank Expands To New Buffalo, Focus On Indiana

Mar 12, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

House of Dank (H.O.D.) is expanding its footprint with its 13th location in New Buffalo slated to open this April, strategically positioned on the corner of Wilson Rd and M-239 to serve both Michigan residents and the growing demand from out of state consumers,...

Michigan Cannabis Industry Worried About Potential New 32 Percent Tax

Mar 12, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer proposed a 32% wholesale tax on marijuana as part of her MI Road Ahead plan to raise $470 million. Some Michigan growers worry this could shut their doors. Currently, adult-use marijuana is sold with a 10% excise tax and the standard 6% sales...

Ohio Cannabis Supporters Contend Proposed Issue 2 Revisions By Legislature Would Drive Customers To Michigan

Mar 12, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

On Feb. 26, the Ohio Senate approved a bill that proposes major revisions to the recreational cannabis law overwhelmingly supported by voters in Nov. 2023. Senate Bill 56 passed the Senate with a 23-9 vote, and will now proceed to the Ohio House, which has crafted its...

Ohio GOP Claims Legalizing Pot Increases Crime. Fact Check Shows It Doesn’t

Mar 9, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

Ohio Republican lawmakers continue to draft legislation restricting access to recreational marijuana, angering citizens across the political spectrum. But when one of the most powerful leaders is urging for restrictions, claiming that marijuana increases crime,...

Ohio House GOP’s Bill On Cannabis Reform Makes Fewer Changes Than Senate Version

Mar 9, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

An Ohio House GOP lawmaker has introduced his own set of changes to cannabis law, just a week after the Senate sent over an overhaul of the state’s adult-use program along party lines. House Bill 160, introduced by Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville), addresses both the...

Analysis: Young Adults More Likely To Consume Unregulated Delta-8 THC Products In Jurisdictions Where Cannabis Is Illegal

Mar 8, 2025 | National

Young adults are more likely to self-report consuming unregulated, hemp-derived intoxicating products in states where marijuana is illegal, according to data published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Researchers affiliated with the...

CRA Education Session: Cannabis Programs And The Great Lakes Cannabis Collaboration Conference With Northern Michigan University

Mar 8, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced its next education session featuring Alexander Wilson, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Co-Director of the Medicinal Plant Chemistry Program at NMU. According to NMU, they are at the forefront of cannabis with programs...