7 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan

By Kyle Kaminski

February 3, 2025

MICHIGAN—Cannabis is a big deal in Michigan—and there’s never a shortage of newsworthy headlines from the industry as the state inches closer to becoming the nation’s weed capital.

Here are seven things you need to know this week:

PAYBACK: Hello Farms, a recreational marijuana cultivator based in Au Gres, will reportedly receive a $32 million payout from Curaleaf, the nation’s largest weed company, after a jury found that Curaleaf had breached a contract by refusing to pay full price for 16,000 lbs. of weed.

STATE LAB: Construction is reportedly underway on a multi-million-dollar, state-run marijuana testing lab—even though bills that would’ve enabled the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency to collect and test marijuana stalled in the state Legislature in 2024 and have still not advanced.

TOUGH TIMES: Pincanna, a cannabis company based in Pinconning with dispensaries in East Lansing, Kalamazoo, and Kalkaska, has reportedly closed the indoor greenhouse portion of its cultivation operations and laid off an unspecified number of its employees. Company officials pointed blame to a competitive industry “marked by oversupply and persistently low prices.”

OUT OF THE BLUE: Sticky Muskegon, one of three Sticky dispensaries in West Michigan, has reportedly closed its doors. Employees said the shutdown seemed to come “out of nowhere,” and that the owner simply came in one day and declared: “We’re not making enough money.”

CRACKDOWN: Sky Labs in Mount Morris could reportedly lose its state license after regulators allegedly caught the company using unlicensed hemp oil in its recreational cannabis products.

RECALL ALERT: State officials reportedly announced a recall on 16,000 Platinum Vape-branded vaporizer cartridges after they were found to contain a potentially harmful diluting agent known as MCT oil. Flavors affected by this recall include Garlic Cookie, Blazing Blue Cheese, Banana Candy, and Grape Valley Kush. Check the state website for more details.

DANK STANK: A West Michigan couple is reportedly suing the state’s top cannabis regulator, their local township leaders, and a business for expanding its marijuana growing operations near their home—which they say is smelly and has caused health issues for their children.

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Kyle Kaminski

Kyle Kaminski is an award-winning investigative journalist with more than a decade of experience covering news across Michigan. Prior to joining The ‘Gander, Kyle worked as the managing editor at City Pulse in Lansing and as a reporter for the Traverse City Record-Eagle.

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