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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|

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|

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|

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|

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

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 |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

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

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 |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

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