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Michigan Cannabis Businesses Face New Federal Tax Uncertainty As DEA Rescheduling Fight Intensifies

Metro Detroit cannabis attorney warns of possible tax clawbacks as new federal filings complicate marijuana rescheduling and potentially delay substantial tax savings. DETROIT — A Michigan marijuana dispensary generating $5 million in annual sales could potentially save $315,000 a year in federal taxes if Washington changes marijuana's federal classification. But new legal challenges threaten to

By |2026-10-14T10:11:04-04:00October 14th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Michigan Hemp Leader Calls Federal Ban Delay A Band-Aid As CBD, THC Products Face December Deadline

Congress has given hemp businesses another month before sweeping federal restrictions take effect. iHemp Michigan President Blain Bechtold says the delay does little to resolve the industry's problems and urges lawmakers to adopt age restrictions instead. LANSING — Michigan hemp businesses face a December 11 federal deadline that could remove many hemp-derived THC beverages, gummies

By |2026-10-15T13:00:22-04:00October 13th, 2026|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|
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Ohio Cannabis Retailers Forced To Pull Products Under New THC Rules As Michigan Prices Remain Far Lower

Ohio's October 5 cannabis regulations are forcing dispensaries to change products and remove noncompliant inventory. With average cannabis item prices more than three times higher in Ohio than Michigan, the changes could create additional opportunities for dispensaries in Monroe and other Michigan border communities. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio cannabis dispensaries are confronting new costs, inventory

By |2026-10-09T14:14:30-04:00October 9th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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IRS Targets Marijuana Tax Rules As Michigan, Ohio Cannabis Businesses Await Potential 280E Relief

ANN ARBOR - Michigan and Ohio adult-use cannabis businesses could potentially keep hundreds of thousands of dollars more each year for payroll, hiring, expansion and other operating costs if recreational marijuana is moved from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law. The reason is a federal tax provision known as Section 280E. Because adult-use

By |2026-10-07T11:36:39-04:00October 7th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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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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