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.
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.
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.
Clean energy advocates say President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is raising utility costs, canceling solar projects, and putting Michigan’s clean energy future at risk.
Cheap weed, cranky neighbors, cart recalls, and a dispensary caper that sounds like it’s straight out of a low-budget movie. Yep, it’s another week in Michigan cannabis.
As uncertainties around tariffs and trade continue to rise, two business leaders spoke out at a town hall, with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) facilitating the discussion on the broader impact on manufacturers, consumers, and communities.
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.
“We are standing here today to stand up to the Trump Administration to tell them, ‘Get this coal plant shut down.'” That was the message that lawmakers, health professionals and other officials said at a press conference near the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Ottawa County.
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.
Your healthcare provider can only give you the best medical advice when they have a full picture of what’s going on in your body—including your cannabis use.
From price crashes to border-town booms, this week’s weed news is all about who’s cashing in, who’s capping out, and how cannabis dollars are fueling local communities.