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Michigan CRA Disciplines More Than 20 Cannabis Licensees

Tracking Michigan cannabis regulatory enforcement, compliance trends and disciplinary actions. ANN ARBOR – Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency disciplined more than 20 licensed cannabis businesses during June, with failures involving the state's METRC seed-to-sale tracking system emerging as the most common compliance issue in the agency's latest monthly enforcement report released Friday. Michigan CRA disciplinary actions

By |2026-08-24T18:03:06-04:00July 24th, 2026|Government/Politics, Marijuana Business, News|
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Michigan Supreme Court: Marijuana Odor Alone No Longer Justifies Vehicle Searches. Here’s What It Means For Michigan Drivers

LANSING – Seven years after Michigan voters legalized recreational marijuana, the state's highest court has finally answered one of the biggest unanswered questions facing police officers and cannabis consumers. In a landmark decision, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the smell of marijuana alone is no longer enough to give police probable cause to search a

By |2026-07-24T11:31:44-04:00July 24th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Michigan Risks Falling Further Behind in Growing U.S. Hemp Economy

CRA rules under review July 23 could determine whether Michigan attracts hemp farming, processing and manufacturing—or sends those opportunities to competing states LANSING – Michigan hemp farmers, processors, manufacturers, retailers and consumers are being encouraged to participate in an upcoming Cannabis Regulatory Agency public hearing that could help determine whether the state becomes a meaningful

By |2026-07-20T17:22:31-04:00July 20th, 2026|Hemp, Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|
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CRA Alleges Michigan Cannabis Processor Illegally Transported Products To Massachusetts Before License Surrender

BANGOR, Mich. — Michigan cannabis processor Ground Control Michigan, doing business as GCM Waypoint, has agreed to permanently surrender its state processor license after the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) alleged the company illegally transported marijuana products across state lines and committed numerous inventory and compliance violations. The case centers on allegations that marijuana products produced

By |2026-07-19T10:14:26-04:00July 19th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Ends. Will It Change Anything For Michigan And Ohio Cannabis Businesses?

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After weeks of testimony, the federal hearing that could reshape the future of the U.S. cannabis industry has officially ended. Now marijuana businesses across Michigan and Ohio are waiting to learn whether the biggest federal cannabis policy change in more than 50 years will finally become reality—or whether the process will drag

By |2026-07-17T11:51:41-04:00July 17th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Analysis: The Gold Rush Is Over. Michigan Cannabis Is Becoming a Consumer Products Business

A Forbes profile of Lume CEO David Morrow highlights a broader transformation as branding, customer analytics, artificial intelligence and operational efficiency become the new competitive advantages in America's most competitive cannabis market. ANN ARBOR  — When Michigan legalized recreational cannabis, success often came down to three things: obtaining a license, building cultivation capacity and growing

By |2026-07-13T13:13:32-04:00July 13th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Ohio Wants To Know Who’s Buying Cannabis: New Survey

COLUMBUS - For Michigan cannabis companies doing business in Ohio—or considering expansion there—a proposal moving through the Ohio Legislature could provide something the industry has wanted for years: a clearer picture of who buys cannabis and why. Ohio lawmakers are advancing legislation that would allow the state's Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) to conduct anonymous

By |2026-08-24T12:49:38-04:00July 10th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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DOJ Says Drug-Testing, Pharma Interests Have Financial Stake in Blocking Marijuana Move to Schedule III

WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Department of Justice is accusing some of the most vocal opponents of federal marijuana rescheduling of trying to protect their own financial interests rather than public health. In a court filing submitted this week, DOJ attorneys argued that the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) and MMJ International Holdings,

By |2026-07-03T16:23:36-04:00July 3rd, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Michigan Cannabis Regulators Cite Recurring METRC Tracking Violations In Latest Enforcement Report

LANSING – Inventory tracking failures remained the most common compliance problem facing Michigan's regulated cannabis industry, according to the Cannabis Regulatory Agency's latest monthly disciplinary report, which details enforcement actions taken against businesses across the state. The CRA's May 2026 Disciplinary Action Report, released Tuesday, summarizes administrative complaints and disciplinary actions resulting from investigations completed

By |2026-06-30T17:31:09-04:00June 30th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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Federal Government Says Marijuana Has Medical Value – Michigan Patients Have Already Moved On

WASHINGTON DC — The federal government spent the opening day of historic marijuana rescheduling hearings Monday making arguments that would have been almost unimaginable just a few years ago: cannabis has accepted medical use, carries lower abuse potential than drugs in Schedule I and II, and presents a lower overdose risk than opioids and alcohol.

By |2026-06-30T11:49:00-04:00June 30th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|
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