Jul 30, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region
Cannabis use among Minnesota teenagers has dropped significantly over the past decade, falling from 13% to 5% between 2013 and 2025, according to new research from the University of Minnesota Medical School. The study, published this week in Social Science and...
Jul 30, 2026 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Since Michigan voters approved a change to state law in 2018, possessing less than five ounces of marijuana is generally a civil infraction, not a criminal offense — except in some repeat cases. Under the ruling, officers must now have something beyond smell to...
Jul 23, 2026 | Great Lakes Region
While one coalition of Wisconsin lawmakers is attempting to legalize medical marijuana, another group introduced a bill to clamp down the sale of hemp-based products. Senate Bill 534, sponsored by Sen. Patrick Testin, R-Stevens Point, and Senate President Mary...
Jul 23, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region
After nearly five months of being shuttered, The Girls’ Joint in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood has reopened its doors, and its owners say the experience revealed just how complicated it can be for small businesses to navigate city systems. The women-owned...
Jul 23, 2026 | Feature, National
According to The Marijuana Herald, a proposal is expected to be introduced in the House prior to the midterm elections that will be similar to the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act in that it would remove marijuana entirely from the federal...
