Governor Beshear Marks Medical Cannabis And Tourism Wins
Governor Andy Beshear provided updates on medical cannabis, tourism, law enforcement basic training and more. Officials say Dr. Steven Stack, secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, joined the Governor to provide an update on the Our Healthy Kentucky...
Michigan Sold More Marijuana Than Ever In 2025 — And Made Less Money
Michigan marijuana sales revenue in 2025 declined for the first time since the market opened in December 2019. Michigan marijuana retailers collected about $3.17 billion in sales last year, a $113 million dip from the $3.29 billion tallied in 2024, according...
January 2026 CRA Social Equity Team’s Quarterly Update
Happy New Year! Check out the Social Equity Team’s latest updates for 2026. Catch up on our current education sessions, read about the outcome of the 2026 Social Equity Grant Program, and don’t miss the Social Equity All-Star renewal deadline. Education Sessions Find...
Fluresh Restructures To Curb-Side Service Only To Save Business
Grand Rapids cannabis dispensary Fluresh will remain open after its employees pitched a plan to save the floundering operation. The retail shop at Phillips and Hall streets was slated to close as the company’s parent, Tend. Harvest. Cultivate., had defaulted on...
iHemp Michigan Election Time
Nominations for the 2026 Board will be accepted at the January 21, 2026, iHemp Board meeting. Voting will take place at the February Board meeting. If you have an interest in supporting the industrial hemp movement in Michigan, now is the time to step up and be on the...
Michigan Cannabis Sales Slip In 2025 As Market Matures
Michigan’s legal cannabis market closed 2025 with a modest decline, marking a clear shift from years of explosive growth to a more mature, price-competitive phase—just as a significant new tax takes effect in 2026. Total cannabis sales in Michigan declined 3.5% in...
LGNDS Hemp Joins Sports Celebrities In Lawsuit Alleging Fraud, Money Laundering
A Miami-based “global hemp company” is a plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy involving criminal wire fraud, embezzlement and money laundering against four cannabis executives. The company, LGNDS, joined ex-boxer Mike Tyson and professional wrestler Ric Flair...
Looming THC Hemp Ban Will Impact Michigan Customers
More than 800 licensed recreational marijuana dispensaries operate across Michigan, selling a range of intoxicating products that are tested and restricted to adults 21 years or older. Yet for years, consumers have also been able to buy vapes,...
Before Road Funding Deal, Road Builder Money Flowed To Michigan Lawmakers
Less than two months before Michigan lawmakers finalized a historic deal to pump as much as $2 billion a year into road repairs, a slew of road construction executives whose companies will benefit from the spending opened their checkbooks at an upscale...
Maine: Cannabis Sales Tax Hike Takes Effect
Sales taxes on the purchase of adult-use cannabis products rose nearly 30 percent on January 1, as new legislation took effect. Under the new tax law, which lawmakers approved last year, consumers must pay a 14 percent sales tax on adult-use marijuana...
