Understanding Cannabis-Related Taxes With The Michigan Department of Treasury

Sep 19, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency will feature Sarah Rusnell, outreach manager, with the Michigan Department of Treasury, Sept. 26 at 10 am in a zoom conference. Join Rusnell to learn about taxes related to the sale of cannabis in Michigan: sales tax, use tax on...

Marijuana Legalization ‘Significant Threat’ To Alcohol Industry, Analysts Contend

Sep 18, 2024 | National

Financial analysts say they expect the expansion of the marijuana legalization movement will continue to post a “significant threat” to the alcohol industry, citing survey data that suggests more people are using cannabis as a substitute for alcoholic beverages such a...

Feds Move To Take Rick Johnson’s 40-Acre Property To Satisfy Corruption Scandal Debt

Sep 18, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Federal prosecutors want to take 40 acres of hunting property owned by disgraced former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson to satisfy a debt he owes for pocketing more than $110,000 in bribes and rigging the state’s marijuana industry. The U.S. Attorney’s...

Fourth Circuit Ruling Contradicts DEA’s Opinion On The Legality Of Certain Hemp-Derived Products

Sep 18, 2024 | Feature, National

Judges with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals have ruled that all hemp-derived products, including those that undergo a chemical synthesis during manufacturing, are legal under federal law.  The decision is consistent with a 2022 Ninth Circuit...

Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees throughout the State

Sep 18, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in August are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s August 2024 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary actions: Adrian Adrian...