Breaking Down Whitmer’s Game-Changing Proposed Wholesale Tax On The Michigan Cannabis Industry
On February 10, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released her “Mi Road Ahead” Plan to “fix the damn roads”—echoing her 2018 campaign slogan. To the consternation and fear of the cannabis community, the Mi Road Ahead Plan proposes creating a new 32% wholesale...
Tennessee Lawmakers Seek To Restrict Smokable Hemp Flower Products
Two bills filed in the Tennessee Legislature could significantly reshape the state’s hemp industry. One proposal, sponsored by Republican Rep. Ed Butler, seeks to ban smokable hemp flower products, including THCa flower, which when heated produces effects similar to...
Marijuana Retailers Linked To Fewer Opioid Deaths, No Increase In Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
Counties with a high volume of marijuana retailers have reduced levels of opioid-related deaths and do not experience increases in either traffic-related fatalities or suicide, according to data published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol...
Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees Throughout Michigan
Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in January are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s January 2025 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary actions: Bay City 200...
January Michigan Cannabis Sales Down From December
The good news is Michigan cannabis sales in January rose from January 2024, but fell from December 2024. Looking at the numbers, January 2025 cannabis sales – including medical marijuana – totaled $247.3 million, up just under 2 percent from January 2024. Medical...
Voluntary Recall Issued For Platinum Vape Due To Contaminated Oil
RWB Michigan LLC, in conjunction with the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, is conducting a voluntary recall of vapes offered for sale in the Michigan market. Various flavors of Platinum Vape brand vape cartridges contain Medium-Chain Triglyceride Chain (MCT) oil and should...
Pincanna Lays Off Some Grow Employees To Reduce Costs In Wake Of Collapsing Cannabis Prices
Pincanna has temporarily shuttered part of its grow facility and laid off employees in the wake of collapsing cannabis prices. “The oversupply of cannabis in Michigan has created a highly-competitive and unsustainable market,” Rob Nusbaum, founder and owner of the...
Will Trump Keep Campaign Promise To Legalize Cannabis?
As the first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term wind down, the cannabis industry is holding its breath. Was Trump’s campaign-trail support for legalization just another empty promise, or is there hope for meaningful reform? The answer, as always with Trump,...
Trump Names Anti-Cannabis Hardliner DEA Administrator
President Trump has nominated Terrance C. Cole to serve as the next administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, replacing acting director Derek Maltz. Cole, a longtime DEA veteran who currently serves as Virginia’s secretary of Public Safety and Homeland...
CRA Announces Voluntary Vape Recall Of BLOOM Classic And BLOOM Live Brands
In the interest of public health and safety, Exhale Systems Inc (AU-P-0000495) of Detroit, in conjunction with the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, is conducting a voluntary recall of vapes offered for sale in the Michigan market. Various flavors of BLOOM Classic and BLOOM...
