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  • Since when does Michigan weed come with trading cards?

    Spoiler: This weed is just as good as the packaging. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, A lot of cannabis companies package their weed in the same boring plastic pouches. Last week, I bought some that came in a cartoonish box along with some collectible trading cards. I’ll admit it’s a gimmick. But the flower…


  • Where to go when you’re stoned in Greater Lansing

    Plus, a New Buffalo dispensary is giving away a free car. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, You might want to save this week’s newsletter for the next time you’re in Lansing. Because I put together a guidebook of dispensaries, restaurants, and other hidden gems for Michigan stoners to explore, should they find themselves with…


  • Why does Michigan’s best weed smell like a Sharpie?

    Plus, a Michigan border town is still at war with its own dispensaries. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, Earlier this summer, I spent a few weeks smoking my way through six strains from one of Flint’s most interesting growers and taking detailed notes in the sun. You can find that review below. Plus, a…


  • 30 Michigan dispensaries that stay open late

    Plus, Michigan spent $4 million on a weed lab that can’t legally test weed. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, Running out of weed at 11:30 p.m. used to be a personal problem. These days, with individual cities and townships setting the rules on dispensary hours, it’s mostly a geography problem. This week, I updated…


  • What happens when every dab is excellent?

    Plus, a Kalamazoo cannabis processor wants to become a data center. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, This week, I got off the couch, loaded up my Puffco, and promptly sunk back into my couch. And in between dabbing some of Michigan’s most highly reviewed live rosins, I took some notes. We’ve also got a…


  • Michigan’s new weed tax is failing exactly as predicted

    Plus, Google reviews for dispensaries are a scam. I can prove it. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, Our state lawmakers have been banking on Michigan’s new wholesale weed tax to help fix the damn roads. And for months, the industry has been saying that plan wouldn’t work out. Turns out, the industry was right.…


  • Do cannabis sleep gummies actually work?

    Plus, a Michigan dispensary is giving away Electric Forest tickets. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, This week, I’ve got the results of a cannabis sleep gummy experiment, a THC-infused energy drink that nobody asked for but exists anyway, a chance to win some free Electric Forest tickets, and your weekly rundown of everything else…


  • 20 Michigan dispensaries with deals for first-time customers

    I called and verified every deal on this list myself. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, This week, I updated my annual guide to first-time dispensary deals across Michigan—and then called every single one on the list to make sure the deals are still actually happening. We’ve also got a cannabis company drowning in unpaid…


  • Two best friends are growing some of Michigan’s most interesting weed

    I tried four strains. It’s some of the best weed I’ve smoked in Michigan. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, We’ve got a lot to unpack this week. I tried some weed from a small cannabis farm in Vassar that’s flying under the radar. A Lansing grow operation is shutting down and putting 95 people…


  • Eminem’s brother works at a Michigan cannabis facility

    I went inside to find out what’s really going on in there. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, Every week, I sit down and try to make sense of Michigan’s cannabis industry.  Some weeks are harder than others. But this week gave me a lot to work with.  We’re starting with a deep dive inside…