Report: Hemp Fiber Sector Upbeat Despite Structural And Market Headwinds
North America’s hemp fiber processing sector remains overwhelmingly optimistic despite facing significant market hurdles, according to a new report jointly released today by Canna Markets Group and HempToday. The North American Hemp Fiber Processing...
CRA Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees Throughout Michigan
Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in April are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s April 2025 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary actions: Burton 123 Grow,...
Study: Using Pot Reduces Alcohol Cravings In People Who Drink Excessively
New federally funded research into the effects of cannabis on alcohol use finds that people who used marijuana immediately before drinking subsequently consumed fewer alcoholic beverages and reported lower cravings for alcohol. “We found that across the entire sample,...
Illinois Cannabis Businesses Demand Relief From Costly Regulations
Illinois cannabis business owners are pleading for relief from the state’s “steep licensing fees” and “overly burdensome” regulations. State Rep. La Shawn Ford, joining several of those business owners Sunday at a news conference on the Near West Side, urged his...
Firelands Scientific Opens 6th Ohio Dispensary – The Landing Berea
Firelands Scientific announced that its newest The Landing Dispensary, located in Berea, Ohio, will celebrate its grand opening on May 8, following a successful soft opening that began May 1. This new location brings Firelands Scientific's total retail footprint to...
TerrAscend Acquires Ohio Dispensary, Entering 6th State Market
Canadian-based TerrAscend Corp. announced it has closed on its previously announced acquisition of the assets of Ratio Cannabis LLC, a cannabis dispensary located in Goshen Township, Ohio. The acquisition represents TerrAscend's initial entry into its sixth state,...
New Law Bans Marijuana Advertising In Indiana
Indiana's controversial crackdown on cannabis ads. After years of failed attempts, state lawmakers have passed a bill banning marijuana dispensary advertising, despite it being legal just across the border in Michigan. But we found out, some of the billboards in...
CRA Bans Youssef Barakat From Owning Tree House Club Dispensaries For Selling Pot To Underage State Police Cadet
State regulators have permanently banned Youssef Barakat from working in or owning any licensed cannabis business in the state, citing a series of serious violations at two marijuana dispensaries he co-owned and operated. The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA)...
State Supreme Court Dismisses Warren Marijuana Case
The Michigan Supreme Court issued an order on April 30 dismissing the Pinebrook, LLC vs. City of Warren appeals case that has been in litigation for six years. The case was reopened in Macomb County Circuit Court and is still pending there. Attorney representing the...
Hemp Farmers Lobby CRA On Proposed CBD Rules
Another full house at the May 6 Cannabis Regulatory Agency's meeting urged tweaks to the revised rules the agency is considering. Numerous farmers and CBD consumers showed up to fight against proposed regulations that would limit the sale of some products, especially...
