5 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
Weed recalls, union beef, and a nine-pound stash gone up in smoke. Yep, it’s been another week in Michigan cannabis.
Sep
2025
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LANSING
Sep
2025
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‘No gummies. No brownies. No bullsh*t.’ Meet Michigan’s most rebellious edible brand
While Michigan dispensaries drown in gummies, Lansing’s Hey! Captain Edibles is proving there’s another way: freeze-dried edibles with flavor, nostalgia, and bite.
Aug
2025
25
6 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
Summer vacations are fueling cannabis sales, state regulators are handing out fines, and Michiganders are winning another round in the never-ending rivalry with Ohio.
Aug
2025
25
Viridis vanquished: State regulators shut down Michigan’s most controversial cannabis lab
After a years-long battle with state regulators, Viridis Labs is being forced to shut down—and its ex-cop founders have been banned from Michigan’s marijuana industry for life.
Aug
2025
18
WATCH: Why more Michiganders are getting tickets for just trying to sleep?
From Lansing to Traverse City, people are getting ticketed, pushed out, and told to disappear just for being homeless—even if they have nowhere to go.
Aug
2025
15
Wake boats make big waves, bigger clashes on Michigan lakes. Time for limits?
A handful of states have laws limiting wakeboarding to specific areas or deeper waters, while a push to do so in Michigan last year was dead in Lansing.
Aug
2025
15
7 quirky campus traditions Michigan colleges carry on
Spend a moment reflecting on your college glory days with our list of fun and unique traditions Michigan colleges are known for.
Aug
2025
14
Communication breakdown: No end to budget impasse in sight as leaders spend day throwing jabs
As the clock ticks downward to the end of August, the stalemate between the Democratic-led Michigan Senate and the Republican-controlled House of Representatives over the state budget continued on Wednesday with no clearer timeline for when the two chambers might come to terms.
Aug
2025
14
Michigan mamas make the case for statewide expansion of cash-based assistance for babies
Parents and advocates for maternal and child health filed into the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday as members of the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services prepared to take testimony on a proposal to bring a cash-based program supporting pregnant parents and babies into state law.
Jul
2025
30
Michigan disability advocates slam cuts to SNAP and Medicaid as attacks on autonomy
A group of disability self-advocates took Congress to task over cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits included in the Republican tax and spending law.
