News and Information about the Business of Cannabis

CRA Director Hanna Urges Cannabis Community To Lobby Michigan Legislature For Changes

Cannabis Regulatory Agency Director Brian Hanna said, during the agency's quarterly public meeting, that if industry members want to see change, the best way may be to talk directly with state lawmakers. CRA enforces the laws, it doesn't make...

Nominations Open For Michigan Cannabis Scientific Advisory Workgroup

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) is soliciting nominations for members to join a new Michigan Cannabis Scientific Advisory Workgroup (MCSAW), a collaborative partnership between the CRA and industry stakeholders. The goal of the MCSAW is to provide a...

TerrAscend Announces Exit from Michigan Market

TerrAscend Corp. announced in a press release on June 30 that it has completed a strategic review of its Michigan business operations and decided to exit the Michigan market. “After an extensive evaluation, we have made the strategic decision to exit the...

GOP Senators File Bill To Ramp Up Criminalization Of ‘Candy-Flavored’ Marijuana Edibles

Jun 18, 2025 | National

A coalition of Republican senators have reintroduced a bill that would increase criminal penalties for a wide range of offenses, including manufacturing or selling Schedule I drugs like marijuana in the form of candy or beverages if there is “reasonable...

MiCIA Summer Annual And Chronic Cup Championship

Jun 18, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The 2025 MiCIA Summer Annual Conference and Chronic Cup offers the opportunity to gain key insights into the direction of Michigan’s emerging cannabis industry and network with business leaders while enjoying beautiful northern Michigan. MiCIA Summer Annual Conference...

High Times Magazine Returns After Acquisition By RAW Rolling Papers Owner

Jun 18, 2025 | National

High Times, the single most recognized brand in counterculture, cannabis and psychedelics, has been resurrected and is set to resume publication, Cannabis Cups and the rebuilding of a free-thinking counterculture community, according to a press release. Josh...

May Michigan Cannabis Sales Up 1 Percent From April

Jun 18, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The good news is May Michigan Cannabis Sales totaled $272.6 million, up almost 1 percent from the April sales of $270 million. But when you compare May 2025 with May 2024, sales were down 2.5 percent from a year ago. The news is even worse for medical cannabis sales....

Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees throughout State

Jun 14, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in May are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s May 2025 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary actions: Bay City 200 Euclid, LLC...

Review: Cannabis Preparations Reduce Symptoms In Patients With Anxiety-Related Disorders

Jun 11, 2025 | International

Cannabis-based treatments mitigate symptoms and promote quality-of-life improvements in patients suffering from anxiety-related disorders, according to the findings of a systematic review published in the journal Psychiatry Research. A team of...

Ohioans Can Now Buy Twice As Much Adult-Use Pot

Jun 11, 2025 | Great Lakes Region

Ohio cannabis users now can buy higher quantities of adult-use cannabis after the Division of Cannabis Control announced new guidelines for non-medical sales limits in late May. Now recreational customers can buy up to 2.5 ounces of flower per day, more than twice the...

Former Shiawassee County Sheriff Turned Politician Wants Roadside Saliva Drug Tests

Jun 11, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A longtime Michigan sheriff wants police armed with a handheld spit-test device to help determine whether drivers are high on drugs. State Rep. Brian BeGole, R-Antrim Township, the former Shiawassee County sheriff, held up one of the Abbot Laboratories’ SoToxa devices...

3 Cuban Nationals Sentenced To Prison For Midland County Cannabis Robbery Attempt

Jun 11, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Three Cuban nationals have been sentenced to federal prison for trying to rob a Midland County marijuana grow operation in 2023. As a result, they could face deportation to their home country once they’ve served their time. U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington on...

Green Township Wants Mecosta County Cannabis Revenue To Pay For Gotion EV Plant Litigation

Jun 11, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Green Township in central Michigan is engaged in a protracted legal battle with battery parts manufacturer Gotion Inc. Now it wants to use about $200,000 of Mecosta County's marijuana excise tax revenue to pay for its legal bills. Green Township Supervisor Jason Kruse...