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Cannabis Consolidation Is Creating Buying Opportunities — But Operators Need Capital To Close The Deals

PICKNEY, MI. - Michigan's battered cannabis market is creating opportunities for stronger operators to acquire distressed dispensaries, cultivation facilities, processing operations and cannabis real estate at prices that would have been difficult to imagine several years ago. Meanwhile, Ohio's rapidly developing adult-use market is creating a different challenge: operators need capital to acquire businesses, expand

By |2026-10-05T10:25:27-04:00October 5th, 2026|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|
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Michigan CRA Revokes 20 Marijuana Grow Licenses, Issues Record-Tying $2 Million Fine

CLARE — Michigan cannabis regulators have revoked 20 medical marijuana grower licenses and imposed a $2 million fine — tied for the largest penalty ever issued by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency — against a Clare company after investigators found packages identified as marijuana flower that contained no THC and instead resembled dirt and mulch. The

By |2026-09-30T10:02:20-04:00September 30th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Ohio Congressman Backs Cannabis Insurance Bill as Industry Groups Endorse Federal Protections

The CLAIM Act would shield insurers serving state-legal marijuana businesses from certain federal penalties. Michigan and Ohio operators would still have to find insurers willing to cover them. LANSING — Nine insurance industry groups have endorsed a bipartisan bill that could make it easier for insurers to serve cannabis businesses in Michigan, Ohio and other

By |2026-09-29T10:49:25-04:00September 29th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Michigan Cannabis Regulators Cite Tracking, Sales And Operating Violations In August Report

LANSING — Problems tracking marijuana through Michigan’s regulated supply chain topped the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s latest list of disciplinary actions. The agency imposed fines in 21 enforcement cases dated August, citing violations involving sales, waste disposal, security, financial statements and required business disclosures. Metrc tracking was the most common category, appearing in 12 of the

By |2026-09-25T13:38:17-04:00September 25th, 2026|Government/Politics, Marijuana Business, News, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Michigan’s $60 Marijuana Is Pulling Buyers From Ohio, Indiana And Illinois

ANN ARBOR - New Buffalo and Monroe generated nearly $125 million in estimated cannabis sales during the first quarter of 2026 as Michigan’s low prices reshaped the Midwest marijuana market. New Buffalo has about 1,700 permanent residents and nearly 30 marijuana dispensaries. That works out to roughly one dispensary for every 57 city residents—a concentration

By |2026-09-23T14:26:16-04:00September 21st, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Ohio Vape Investigation Raises A Michigan Question: What Exactly Gets Tested?

LANSING - Michigan regulators extensively test cannabis vape concentrates but confirm laboratories don't test heating hardware or analyze the aerosol consumers inhale Two reported serious health events involving customers of an Ohio marijuana dispensary prompted MITechNews to ask Michigan regulators a basic question: When a legal cannabis vape passes state-required laboratory testing, what exactly has

By |2026-09-18T10:34:17-04:00September 18th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Michigan Has 2 Million Pounds Of Cannabis — Why Can’t Growers Sell It Outside The State?

DETROIT - Michigan has a marijuana problem that sounds like it should have an easy solution. The state is sitting on an estimated 2 million pounds of cannabis inventory, helping drive marijuana prices to historic lows and squeezing growers, processors and retailers. With the fall outdoor harvest adding even more cannabis to the market, Michigan

By |2026-09-17T10:24:07-04:00September 17th, 2026|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|
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Michigan Marijuana Sales Drop 8.5% — Nearly 900,000 Pounds Already Stockpiled Before Croptober

Michigan marijuana retailers sold nearly $259 million of recreational cannabis in August, down 8.5% from a year ago, as growers head toward the fall harvest with nearly 900,000 pounds of conventional flower already sitting in the regulated market. LANSING — Michigan’s marijuana industry is heading toward its annual “Croptober” harvest with a problem it doesn’t

By |2026-09-16T13:13:30-04:00September 16th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Supreme Court Cannabis Fight Could Have Major Implications For Michigan Businesses

WASHINGTON DC - Michigan cannabis growers are sitting on a staggering supply problem: nearly 2 million pounds of adult-use flower and fresh-frozen marijuana were already sitting in the state's legal supply chain at midyear — and another major outdoor harvest is approaching. As of June 30, roughly 659,000 pounds of flower and 636,000 pounds of

By |2026-09-10T12:06:36-04:00September 10th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Cannabis Has An Employee Turnover Problem — Could Better Benefits Keep Budtenders From Leaving?

U.S. cannabis retailers face a staggering 54.6% budtender turnover rate, with nearly one in four new hires leaving within their first month. A new approach could give Michigan and Ohio cannabis companies a powerful tool to keep good employees longer — while potentially increasing workers' take-home pay and reducing employer payroll costs. ANN ARBOR -

By |2026-09-07T12:33:10-04:00September 4th, 2026|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|
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