COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman, who just a month ago said he wanted to drastically change the state's marijuana law, appears to have had a change of heard, He has backtracked on at least some of his proposed restrictions after having meetings with the Statehouse's resident marijuana enthusiast. In Nov. of 2023,
LANSING - Michigan licensed retailers sold $264.7 million in adult-legal cannabis in December pushing Michigan past the $3 billion annual sales mark for 2024, to $3.27 billion, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency reported. That represents a 9.9% increase from the $2.98 billion in adult-use sales reported in 2023. In addition, the $264.7 million in adult-use sales
WASHINGTON DC - The Drug Enforcement Administration failed to publicly provide reporting data in 2024 regarding the total number of marijuana seizures and arrests made by federal agents and others participating in the Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program. The DCE/SP began funding cannabis eradication programs in Hawaii and California in 1979. Annual reports summarizing the programs
SAN FRANCISCO - Product and food delivery app DoorDash is the latest major company to enter the hemp market. The San Francisco-based tech giant, which connects consumers to local businesses, said in a news release that it has started delivering low-dose hemp-derived beverages, gummies and other products with less than 0.3% THC, the legal threshold under
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan economy concluded 2024 on a marginally positive note, a trend expected to continue into 2025, according to data collected by a Grand Valley State University researcher. Brian Long, director of supply management research at GVSU’s Seidman College of Business, said his data for most of 2024 reflected a slight
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio's cannabis sales in calendar 2024 - went adult-recreational in August - came in at $242 million, according to the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control More than 32,000 pounds was plant material and 4 million pounds was manufactured product. So far 124 dispensaries have been licensed to sell recreational marijuana in Ohio.
ANN ARBOR - According to a retail study by Capital One Research, 81 percent of US consumers prefer to shop using some form of credit, which grows yearly. Further, when they use some form of credit, shoppers are 4 times more likely to spend more with a card than cash. Dispensary owners can now accept
DETROIT - The Detroit Auto Show, for the first time in 5 years, has returned to January and will open to the public on Jan. 11 at Huntington Place. Providing highlights of the show is Glenn Stevens, executive director of MICHAuto, joins Matt and Mike on MITech TV to talk about what visitors will be
COLUMBUS, Ohio - According to data from the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control, recreational marijuana sales have consistently outpaced medical sales by a factor of 2 to 1. Looking at the receipt data, nonmedical sales are nearly twice as common as medical sales. Nonmedical sales have also made up 5 percent more of total sales
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Mike DeWine was, and is, begging the Ohio legislature to rewrite the state laws surrounding recreational cannabis to peel back provisions in Issue 2, the citizen-initiated statute ratified by Ohio voters in November 2023. He's joined by Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima). “Getting a consensus on what that action will be,
