Feb 18, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to fill a “gap” in the next state budget banks on tax hikes, reserve funding, and to-be-determined spending cuts and other savings. Two of those measures — the tax increases and rainy day fund withdrawal — are already...
Feb 18, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Mexican drug cartels are shipping purer forms of meth into rural Michigan, replacing the drugs that were once made in home labs and full of impurities, police and lab testing data shows. Meanwhile, opioids have been cut with more impurities that can render overdose...
Feb 12, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced its next education session on Feb. 19 features Director of CannaFirst National Sales, Nicole Perry. She will focus on what licensed cannabis operators need to know to successfully work with compliant banking programs. In this...
Feb 12, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Cannabis has become part of everyday life for many Michiganders. Patients and consumers across the state now have access to a range of products, from tinctures and capsules to edibles and concentrates. For medically complex or vulnerable individuals, access can open...
Feb 12, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
After decades of providing a sales venue at the annual Ann Arbor Hash Bash, the Monroe Street Fair will not take place this year, said Owner Charlie Strackbein. He made the annoucement on the Monroe Street Fair Facebook page. “After many years, the environment around...
