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Lawsuit To Stop 24 Percent Wholesale Cannabis Tax From Taking Effect Jan. 1 Scheduled To Be Heard Nov. 25 In Detroit

LANSING - The Michigan Cannabis Industry Association, representing hundreds of Michigan cannabis companies, will make oral arguments next week to try and stop the Michigan Treasury from assessing a 24 percent wholesale tax on cannabis sales. The MiCIA is asking for a preliminary injunction. The tax is scheduled to be collected Jan. 1, 2026. The

By |2025-11-22T10:43:47-05:00November 20th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Congress Bans Intoxicating Hemp Products. Ohio May Not Comply

COLUMBUS - Ohio leaders are debating whether or not to comply with a federal ban on "intoxicating hemp" products. "It's not fair," said Meredith Farrow, owner of hemp business Clean Remedies in Avon, told News 5 Cleveland. Hemp sellers like Farrow were surprised by the Senate. When voting to open the government, policymakers closed a

By |2025-11-18T19:06:52-05:00November 18th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Could States Simply Ignore The Federal Hemp THC ban?

COLUMBUS - Regulated cannabis interests are celebrating the end of the Farm Bill “loophole” that launched the massive nationwide market for intoxicating hemp THC products. But what happens if lawmakers and business leaders at the state level simply ignore the ban? According to Columbus-based ABC-5, that’s the question now being asked openly in Ohio, where regulated marijuana

By |2025-11-16T15:46:25-05:00November 16th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

The U.S. Hemp Roundtable Condemns Latest Proposed Senate Language To Recriminalize Hemp Products

WASHINGTON DC — A congressional spending bill containing a hotly contested ban on hemp products with THC has cleared a procedural Senate vote, teeing up consideration of final passage, expected within days. But one GOP senator has a plan to strike the provision. The Senate agreed to advance the minibus appropriations package in a 60-40 vote

By |2025-11-11T14:23:32-05:00November 10th, 2025|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

Cannabis Regulatory Agency Asks Dispos To Report Customers Who Want To Buy More Than Legal Limit of Pot

LANSING - The Cannabis Regulatory Agency wants pot dispensaries to report customers who possess illegal amounts of cannabis. But the CRA is not asking the stores not to sell it. “It doesn’t really make sense, at all,” said the manager of a store in the Upper Peninsula, who asked not to be named over concerns

By |2025-11-09T11:29:09-05:00November 9th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Ohio Legislature Could Pass delta-8 Regs, Modify Pot Rules By Thanksgiving

COLUMBUS — A Republican state Senator who has been instrumental in the legislation that aims to regulate recreational marijuana and intoxicating hemp products said that lawmakers may come to an agreement before Thanksgiving. State Sen. Steve Huffman, chairman of the Senate Health Committee and sponsor of Senate Bill 56, said there may be some sticking points,

By |2025-11-06T14:41:52-05:00November 4th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Ohio Senate Rejects House Changes Scaling Back Voter-Approved Pot Laws And Restricting delta-8 Sales

COLUMBUS - An Ohio bill to significantly revise the state’s marijuana program, while adding new restrictions to the hemp market, has hit a roadblock—with the Senate soundly rejecting the latest amended version that advanced out of the House. The legislation from Sen. Stephen Huffman (R) first passed the Senate in February before reaching the House floor

By |2025-11-03T11:40:28-05:00November 3rd, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Ohio House Lawmakers Drop Social Equity Fund From Pot Tax Distribution, Slash Home Grown Plants

COLUMBUS - Voters who overwhelmingly approved recreational marijuana use in Ohio could soon experience restrictions. Despite the new constitutional amendment that spelled out marijuana regulations, lawmakers want to tighten the reins by limiting where it can be smoked, how it can be transported and the penalties for breaking the law. Lawmakers, however, did keep a

By |2025-10-31T16:32:29-04:00October 30th, 2025|Business, Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

Circle K To Sell Hemp THC Beverages Nationwide In 2026

DETROIT - Significant things for the THC beverage sector are afoot at the Circle K. The ubiquitous roadside retailer and convenience store chain plans to start selling hemp-derived THC beverages in as many as 3,000 stores nationwide sometime next year. That’s after Circle K rolls out hemp THC beverages produced by Horticulture Co. and branded

By |2025-10-29T16:52:24-04:00October 29th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan House Could Change Legal Pot Possession Limits And Alter Industry Disciplinary Rules

LANSING - Four marijuana-related bills were up for consideration before a Michigan House panel on Thursday, with one aiming to upend rules on the legal amount of regulated pot a a person is allowed to possess, both in plant and concentrate form. Members of the House Regulatory Reform Committee discussed but did not amend or

By |2025-10-26T16:18:49-04:00October 26th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|