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DEA Makes Final Push To Move Marijuana To Schedule III — What It Means For Michigan And Ohio Cannabis

WASHINGTON — The federal government's long-running effort to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III has entered another critical stage — potentially opening the door to major federal tax relief for cannabis businesses in Michigan and Ohio without legalizing recreational marijuana nationwide. The Drug Enforcement Administration is urging Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius

By |2026-08-19T10:26:20-04:00August 19th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Cannabis Prices Stay Near Record Lows As Ohio Cracks Down On Cross-Border Weed

Michigan's mature marijuana market continues to offer some of the cheapest cannabis in the nation, while neighboring Ohio consumers are paying substantially more — and now face legal consequences if they bring their Michigan purchases home. LANSING — Michigan marijuana consumers continued buying some of America's least expensive legal cannabis in July, while just across

By |2026-10-13T11:15:34-04:00August 18th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Big Tech Has Bet $3 Trillion On AI. Michigan Is Betting With It

As technology giants make trillions of dollars in long-term commitments to build artificial intelligence infrastructure, Michigan is making its own bet on the AI boom — offering tax incentives, approving massive data centers and preparing an electric grid to serve them. The payoff could mean billions in investment and thousands of construction jobs. But what

By |2026-08-18T10:41:02-04:00August 18th, 2026|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, News|

Michigan Needs More Venture Capital — Its 48,000 Bioscience Jobs Show Why

MVCA's VentureTrack 2026 will train Michigan's next generation of venture investors as the state tries to turn research and startups into companies producing high-paying jobs. Michigan's $56 billion bioscience industry shows what's at stake. ANN ARBOR — Michigan has nearly 48,000 bioscience jobs paying an average $110,204 a year. A statewide effort to train more

By |2026-08-17T20:54:27-04:00August 17th, 2026|Entrepreneurs, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Michigan Gas Hits $4.25 — Up 36% In A Year, Could $5 Gas Be Next?

Michigan drivers are paying $1.13 a gallon more than a year ago as Middle East turmoil and tight global refinery capacity keep fuel prices elevated. A 15-gallon fill-up now costs nearly $64, adding another bread-and-butter issue for voters heading toward the November midterm elections. LANSING — Michigan motorists are getting hammered at the gas pump

By |2026-08-17T13:49:58-04:00August 17th, 2026|News|

GM Changes Course Again On EVs — What It Means For Michigan Auto Jobs

GM is slowing parts of its electric-vehicle transition while protecting profitable gasoline vehicles and preserving enough EV capacity to respond if the market changes. But that strategy creates another risk: Could Detroit lose technological ground to China while Michigan auto workers wait to see where the next generation of jobs will be created? DETROIT —

By |2026-08-21T14:01:16-04:00August 16th, 2026|Auto Tech, Featured, News|

Michigan Has $28 Billion Riding On EVs — But Buyers Are Turning To Hybrid

Wood Mackenzie Says Oil Shocks Could Accelerate Global EV Adoption As Detroit Confronts A Very Different American Transition MICHIGAN'S NEXT ECONOMY DETROIT — Michigan has roughly $28 billion in announced electric vehicle and battery investments riding on the future of transportation. Right now, American consumers aren't following the script. Battery-electric vehicles accounted for only about

By |2026-08-14T15:02:48-04:00August 14th, 2026|Auto Tech, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|

U-M Picks Ypsilanti Township For $1.25 Billion AI Supercomputing Center — But How Many Jobs Will It Create?

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP — The University of Michigan is moving toward building a $1.25 billion high-performance computing and artificial intelligence research complex in Ypsilanti Township, putting Washtenaw County at the center of another massive computing investment — but raising questions about jobs, taxes, electricity, water and local control. U-M and Los Alamos National Laboratory are developing

By |2026-08-14T13:16:07-04:00August 14th, 2026|News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Feds Approve Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel — But Michigan Supreme Court Ruling Leaves Project In Limbo

Army Corps clears major federal hurdle just 12 days after Michigan's high court threw out key state approval MACKINAW CITY — Just 12 days after the Michigan Supreme Court threw out a key state permit for Enbridge's controversial Line 5 tunnel, the project has received a major green light from the federal government. The U.S.

By |2026-08-13T13:48:07-04:00August 13th, 2026|Clean Update, News|

Michigan Cannabis Sales Shrink As Ohio Surges 22% — Is The 24% Tax Changing The Midwest Marijuana Market?

Michigan Lawmakers Push To Repeal New Wholesale Tax As Businesses Close And Ohio's Young Recreational Market Expands LANSING — Michigan and Ohio's marijuana markets are suddenly moving in opposite directions. Michigan cannabis sales fell 5.1% year over year in July, even as neighboring Ohio's much younger recreational market surged 22%, raising new questions about whether

By |2026-08-12T15:59:16-04:00August 12th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|