MichiGanja Report

We finally wrote them down—plus a Reddit-famous dispensary and a giant joint. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, Michigan’s weed scene moves fast. New brands pop up, prices bounce around, and every week there’s a new “must-try” product or controversy making the rounds online.  This edition is a little mix of it all: a crash…

I went behind the scenes at a Michigan grow operation to find out. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, It’s a weird time for Michigan’s recreational cannabis industry. Weed is cheaper than ever, some of the state’s biggest companies are quietly disappearing, newer ones are fighting to be noticed, and the industry keeps asking stoners…

Polls are open. It’s time to cast your vote. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, Let’s settle a debate that never really ends. This week, I’m officially re-opening the polls to find Michigan’s best dispensaries in 2026—as decided by the Michiganders who are actually shopping at these stores on a regular basis. Cast your vote…

Time to re-up your stash of Michigan cannabis news. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, This week’s MichiGanja Report starts with a simple truth: Some of the most important companies in Michigan’s cannabis industry are the ones you’ve never heard of.  Our lead feature takes you behind the scenes at a small, veteran-owned manufacturer in…

Michigan’s new cannabis tax is live. This explains what happens next. Share with a friend Fellow Michiganders.  I don’t usually email on Saturdays, but I wanted to share a quick video from a thrice-weekly series I produce that a lot of you haven’t seen yet. Because this one sits squarely in our lane. It’s from…

We found the cheat code to Dry January. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, This week’s newsletter starts with a simple question: if we’re supposed to be skipping booze this month in recognition of Dry January, then what are we supposed to be drinking instead?  To help answer that question, I rounded up a big…

Did you miss any of these stories? Share with a friend Fellow Michigander,  It’s been a hell of a year to cover cannabis in Michigan. The industry kept evolving faster than anyone could keep up, prices kept doing backflips, and the culture kept finding new ways to surprise me. But the best part of my…

A joint by the state Christmas tree? Yes please Share with a friend Merry Christmas, Michiganders.  Before I unplug for a couple days, I just wanted to say thank you—for reading, sharing, replying, and generally making The MichiGanja Report one of the most enjoyable parts of my job here at The ‘Gander. This year took…

It’s time to re-up your stash of Michigan cannabis news. Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, It’s been a weird week in weed. The feds are making noise about cannabis reform, Michigan cannabis prices are at one of their lowest points on record, industry groups are gearing up for another legal fight with the state,…

Does anyone else think this pipe looks like a Cybertruck? Share with a friend Fellow Michigander, The holiday season has arrived and so has our annual MichiGanja holiday gift guide. This edition was built by actually testing the products—instead of relying on dispensary marketing hype or whatever your cousin’s budtender told him last week. Whether…