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Ohio AG Accuses Cannabis Giants of Cartel Behavior — Could It Impact Michigan’s $3B Market?

COLUMBUS - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit accusing nine of the nation’s largest cannabis companies of operating a coordinated “cartel” designed to control market access and suppress competition. The lawsuit, filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, alleges the companies violated Ohio’s Valentine Act — the state’s primary antitrust

By |2026-03-06T09:35:15-05:00March 6th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Michigan’s 24% Cannabis Tax Faces Repeal Push and Industry Lawsuit

LANSING - Michigan’s controversial 24 percent wholesale cannabis tax is facing challenges on two fronts — in the Legislature and in the courts — as lawmakers move to repeal the levy just months after it took effect. A bipartisan group of Michigan legislators has introduced bills that would eliminate the wholesale tax, arguing the measure

By |2026-03-05T13:31:41-05:00March 5th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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$54,017 Per Store: How Michigan’s $93.7M Cannabis Tax Windfall Is Distributed In 2026

LANSING - Michigan is sending nearly $94 million in adult-use marijuana tax revenue back to local governments across the state, with Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Ann Arbor among the largest municipal recipients. According to the Michigan Department of Treasury’s 2026 distribution report a total of $83,773,685.60 was distributed based on cannabis revenues collected during

By |2026-03-03T11:49:43-05:00March 3rd, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Ohio Cannabis Law Fight: What Senate Bill 56 Means For Retailers, Consumers And The Voter Mandate

COLUMBUS - Ohio’s cannabis market is facing another political test. A coalition of hemp shop owners, cannabis retailers and advocates is attempting to block changes contained in Ohio Senate Bill 56, arguing the law rewrites what voters approved when they legalized adult-use marijuana. At the center of the fight is Bellaire shop owner and village

By |2026-02-27T13:25:56-05:00February 27th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Michigan Lawmakers Move To Ban Kratom As $2 Billion Market Faces Shutdown

LANSING - Michigan lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would outlaw kratom statewide — a move that would place the state alongside a small but growing list of states banning the controversial herbal product. The legislation, introduced in Lansing this week, would prohibit the sale and cultivation of kratom in Michigan and impose penalties on

By |2026-02-26T08:32:35-05:00February 26th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Michigan Cannabis Prices 2026: Are Structural Pressures Testing the Low-Price Model?

Updated: February 2026 LANSING - Michigan cannabis prices in 2026 remain among the lowest in the Midwest, but new structural pressures are beginning to test the sustainability of that model. For three consecutive years, expanding cultivation capacity and dense retail competition drove steady price compression across the state. Consumers benefited from aggressive discounting and high-volume

By |2026-02-25T10:18:59-05:00February 25th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News, Uncategorized|
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Is Michigan Still Undercutting Ohio’s Cannabis Market?

ANN ARBOR - The Midwest cannabis market is entering a new competitive phase — and pricing may decide the winner. In Ohio, regulators recently announced cumulative marijuana sales have surpassed $3.5 billion since medical sales began, fueled by the continued rollout of adult-use retail and nearly 200 dual-use dispensaries. Meanwhile in neighboring Michigan, January cannabis

By |2026-02-24T09:21:26-05:00February 24th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Ohio Raises Cannabis Mold Limits — How It Compares to Michigan

Testing rule changes could reduce costly product failures while reshaping Midwest cannabis safety standards COLUMBUS, - Ohio cannabis regulators have raised allowable mold and yeast limits in marijuana products — a move that could significantly reduce costly batch failures for growers while sharpening comparisons with neighboring Michigan’s testing standards. The rule change, approved by the

By |2026-02-21T14:57:41-05:00February 21st, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Michigan Cannabis Break-Ins Mount, Six-Figure Losses Force Retailers To Reinvent Security

ANN ARBOR - Michigan cannabis dispensaries are absorbing six-figure losses as a wave of break-ins continues across Southeast Michigan, forcing retailers to invest heavily in reinforced storefronts, AI-driven surveillance systems and vault-level inventory controls. At least 75 break-ins were reported across Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties from early 2024 through early 2025, according to investigative

By |2026-02-19T17:20:46-05:00February 19th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Ohio Hemp Jobs At Risk As Referendum Battle Intensifies

COLUMBUS - A last-minute referendum effort in Ohio is turning into a high-stakes economic fight, with thousands of hemp-related jobs potentially hanging in the balance. Backers of the repeal effort are racing to block a new state law that would ban intoxicating hemp products unless they are sold through Ohio’s regulated marijuana system. If petitioners

By |2026-02-17T20:58:34-05:00February 17th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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