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Supreme Court Cannabis Fight Could Have Major Implications For Michigan Businesses

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 Mike Brennan|2026-09-10T12:06:36-04:00September 10th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Cannabis Has An Employee Turnover Problem — Could Better Benefits Keep Budtenders From Leaving?

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

Trump Pushes Hemp Ban Past Midterms — Can A Lame-Duck Congress Save Michigan CBD?

Trump Pushes Hemp Ban Past Midterms — Can A Lame-Duck Congress Save Michigan CBD?

Michigan hemp businesses have been given another month before sweeping new federal restrictions threaten many currently legal CBD products. But there's a catch: Congress now must find a solution during a potentially chaotic lame-duck session after the Nov. 3 midterm elections. WASHINGTON DC - President Donald Trump has signed a stopgap federal spending bill that

By Mike Brennan|2026-09-04T12:16:12-04:00September 4th, 2026|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

Ohio Marijuana Sales Are Surging — Is Michigan’s Cheap Weed Advantage In Danger?

Ohio Marijuana Sales Are Surging — Is Michigan’s Cheap Weed Advantage In Danger?

Ohio’s recreational marijuana industry has generated $1.67 billion in sales since launching in August 2024. Michigan still sells far more cannabis at dramatically lower prices — and Ohio customers have helped turn Monroe into a marijuana retail powerhouse. But as Ohio’s market grows and its prices fall, how long can Michigan maintain its border advantage?

By Mike Brennan|2026-09-01T18:15:43-04:00September 1st, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

DEA Marijuana Decision Moves Closer — What Schedule III Could Mean For Michigan

DEA Marijuana Decision Moves Closer — What Schedule III Could Mean For Michigan

WASHINGTON — The federal government's years-long debate over marijuana's legal status has entered another critical stage, with the Drug Enforcement Administration releasing more than 2,500 pages of testimony from its rescheduling hearing as the judge overseeing the case prepares his recommendation. For Michigan's cannabis industry, however, the bigger question isn't what's contained in the massive

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-26T15:06:25-04:00August 26th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

CRA Watch: Michigan Cannabis Regulators Issue 75 July Enforcement Actions — Three Businesses Surrender Licenses

CRA Watch: Michigan Cannabis Regulators Issue 75 July Enforcement Actions — Three Businesses Surrender Licenses

Dragonfly Kitchen III accounts for 43 enforcement records as Michigan regulators cite operators for tracking, security, sales and financial-reporting violations LANSING — Michigan cannabis regulators recorded 75 enforcement actions dated in July, ranging from fines for marijuana tracking violations to the surrender of licenses by three businesses, according to the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s latest monthly

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-25T17:20:19-04:00August 25th, 2026|Government/Politics, Marijuana Business, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Baby Boomers Are Becoming A $500 Million Cannabis Market In Michigan And Ohio

Baby Boomers Are Becoming A $500 Million Cannabis Market In Michigan And Ohio

WASHINGTON DC - Baby Boomers aren't just using more marijuana. They're becoming big business for cannabis companies. Older consumers could already represent a roughly $500 million annual cannabis market in Michigan and Ohio, according to a MITechNews analysis of state cannabis sales and national purchasing patterns. And new federal research suggests that market could continue

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-24T11:05:35-04:00August 24th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Federal Marijuana Legalization Could Bring New Taxes — And Give Michigan’s Oversupplied Cannabis Industry A National Market

Federal Marijuana Legalization Could Bring New Taxes — And Give Michigan’s Oversupplied Cannabis Industry A National Market

Moving marijuana to Schedule III could deliver a major federal tax break to Michigan cannabis businesses. But something much bigger — federal legalization — would be needed before Michigan growers could legally ship recreational marijuana across state lines. WASHINGTON DC - Michigan's cannabis industry could be approaching two very different federal turning points — and

By Mike Brennan|2026-08-21T13:45:21-04:00August 21st, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

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

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 Mike Brennan|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 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 Mike Brennan|2026-08-18T11:43:45-04:00August 18th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|