May 7, 2025 | Great Lakes Region
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...
May 7, 2025 | Great Lakes Region
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...
May 7, 2025 | Great Lakes Region
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...
May 7, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
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)...
May 7, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) is adding members to its standing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workgroup to empower stakeholders to take ownership in the programs that directly impact their communities and to continue to guide the agency on related...
