Information Entropy might be Michigan’s most trusted weed brand right now

The hype is loud. The weed is louder. And for once, Michigan stoners on Reddit are actually right about something.

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MICHIGAN—Information Entropy might be the most talked-about dispensary in Michigan right now. If you spend 30 seconds scrolling on the official Michigan cannabis Reddit page, you’ll see the name everywhere—product photos, praise, people asking if it’s really worth the drive.

So, I finally went to find out for myself. And here’s the short version: It’s worth the hype. The weed is great, the service is dialed in, and the whole experience lives up to the reputation.

More than just another dispensary

Information Entropy opened its first store in Ann Arbor in 2020 and has quietly grown into one of Michigan’s most respected cannabis brands. It’s family-owned, vertically integrated, and unapologetically focused on fresh flower and solventless hash—two things that Michigan stoners seem to care about even more than flashy branding, though they have that, too.

Its newest move is a 6,000-square-foot store in New Buffalo, near the Indiana border and within easy reach of Chicagoland traffic. It’s the company’s biggest store yet and a clear signal that they’re thinking regionally, not just locally. But for all the buzz surrounding the New Buffalo store opening last year, I wanted to see the original place that built the reputation in the first place. 

So, I went to the original Ann Arbor shop—the one inside an old church.

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The Ann Arbor location isn’t flashy. It’s not trying to be some regional cannabis superstore or a neon-lit tourist trap. It’s calm and a little quirky, with zero frills: just a check-in window, a few glass product displays, and a standard checkout counter for orders and pickups.

The building’s past life as a church (and later a flower shop) is visible in the architecture, which gives the whole place a quiet charm you don’t get from cookie-cutter dispensaries. It feels less like a spectacle and more like a spot for people who actually came to buy good weed.

A menu without filler

Architecture is cool and all. But it’s the product selection that really matters. And here, there were no obvious throwaway options, no dusty bargain-bin pre-rolls, and no mystery brands that you only consider buying because they’re cheap and you’re feeling optimistic.

Kyle Kaminski/The ‘Gander Newsroom

It’s just a tight, highly curated lineup where you could essentially close your eyes, point to a shelf, and still walk out happy. And that’s rarer than it should be in Michigan right now.

The state’s oversupply problem has turned a lot of dispensary menus into a race to the bottom, where price matters more than freshness and hype matters more than consistency. Information Entropy feels like it’s pushing back on that trend by being selective about what hits the shelf.

What I picked up

I grabbed a half-ounce mylar jar of Nitro Fumez for $99. That’s not exactly budget pricing. But it’s not inflated hype pricing, either. It’s “treat yourself” weed that actually feels worth it.

I’m told this particular strain—an indica-leaning cross between Candy Fumez and Motorbreath #15—is one of the gassiest in their lineup. Think rubbery diesel. The high is heavy, but it’s not a total knockout. Just a lifted sense of relaxation, exactly as the folks who grow it had intended.

I also picked up two 2-gram pre-rolls, Project Senzu and Limeheadz. I’m picky when it comes to pre-rolls, but these were truly impressive. They’re not cones; they’re cannons. They burned evenly. And it’s obvious they’re not just stuffing trim into a tube and hoping nobody notices. 

I also tossed in their lemon-lime hash rosin gummies, which didn’t disappoint. Bright flavor, no weird aftertaste, and a smoother, more dialed-in high than your average distillate gummy.

It’s rare for a company to nail flower, pre-rolls, and edibles at the same time. Most brands tend to pick a lane. But Information Entropy seems to be set on trying to own the whole road. I didn’t even get into their in-house vapes or concentrates, but I’d be surprised if they didn’t hold up.

The bottom line

Information Entropy feels like one of the few Michigan cannabis companies trying to scale up without losing its soul. The New Buffalo expansion shows ambition. The Ann Arbor shop shows character. The menu shows discipline. And the weed backs it all up. 

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