July 2025 CRA Social Equity Team’s Quarterly Update
It is time for the CRA’s Social Equity Team’s Quarterly Update! Check out what we have been up to this summer along with tips and reminders of the resources we offer. Education Sessions Check out the new additions to the Video Library on the CRA website. Browse all...
Anti-Cannabis DEA Veteran Confirmed To Lead Agency
Members of the United States Senate on Friday confirmed Terrance Cole to serve as Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Cole spent 20 years in the DEA and held a hardline approach against the use of marijuana — including claiming that its use “stunts brain...
Michigan Border Town Pot Dispos Spark Battle For Communities’ Soul
One recent day, Richard Kerrigan drove some 90 minutes from his home in Grant County, Indiana, to a marijuana dispensary in Coldwater, just over the border in Michigan. Marijuana is illegal in Indiana, and Kerrigan said he “just wanted to see what it was.” He wasn’t...
Pew Poll: Few Americans Support Feds’ Blanket Prohibition Of Marijuana
Eighty-seven percent of Americans say that marijuana ought to be legal for either medical or adult use, according to nationwide polling compiled by the Pew Research Center. The results are consistent with those of prior Pew polls finding that only about ten...
Analysis: Adult-Use Cannabis States Experience Significantly Higher Home Value Growth
Homes experience significantly greater appreciation in value in states where the adult use of cannabis is legal as compared to those jurisdictions where it is not, according to an analysis provided by Clever Real Estate. “States with legal...
Hey Captain Reimagines Cannabis Edibles With Freeze-Dried Candy And Ice Cream
When most people hear the word “edibles,” they think gummies. That’s because dispensary shelves in Michigan are lined with THC gummies, all promising the same high in slightly different flavors. One Lansing-based company, Hey! Captain, is breaking away from that...
Local Roots Adds Perry Dispensary
In an age when big-box stores and corporate chains often dominate the retail landscape, there’s something heartwarming about a small, family-owned business not just surviving, but thriving. That’s the story of Local Roots Cannabis, a gem that has laid deep roots in...
Ohio Expected To Become One Of Two States Driving Cannabis Sales Nationally
Ohio’s licensed marijuana market appears to be an outlier among the 24 states that have legalized cannabis. Ohio is expected to grow rapidly, while legal sales in more mature markets have stagnated. That’s likely to make the Buckeye State one of the primary drivers of...
Michigan Roadside Drug Testing Continues To Move Through Legislature
Under new bills making their way through the Michigan Legislature, police could swab your mouth on the side of the road and know within minutes if there are drugs in your system. While the bipartisan bills are garnering support in the name of safety, strong...
Michigan Pot Companies Could Get More Business As Congress Moves Toward Banning Intoxicating Hemp
The end may be in sight for intoxicating hemp companies if Republican lawmakers in Congress get their way. Following the advance of a ban on intoxicating hemp in the U.S. House of Representatives last month, the Senate followed suit last week, by...
