Jun 7, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
A provision in a state law that launched Michigan’s marijuana industry attempted to prevent corruption, but then-Gov. Rick Snyder’s office failed to enforce it, and the public was kept in the dark as a key appointee took bribes, according to a Detroit News...
May 31, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
There are at least 30,000 marijuana-related jobs in Michigan and more than 3,100 businesses, a 29% increase in one year, and tax revenues are expected to continue to soar as the legalized adult-use and medical marijuana industry progresses across the state — including...
May 31, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Long before Michigan voters legalized cannabis for adult use in 2018, the B.D.T. smoke shop in Hazel Park was already celebrating cannabis culture. Since 1973, the store has sold items like bongs, pipes, rolling papers, tie-dye T-shirts, and pretty much anything else...
May 31, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, National
Surrounded by dozens of cheering people in green clothes, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21 starting in August, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize the substance...
