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Michigan Roadside Drug Testing Continues To Move Through Legislature

Michigan Roadside Drug Testing Continues To Move Through Legislature

LANSING - Under new bills making their way through the Michigan Legislature, police could swab your mouth on the side of the road and know within minutes if there are drugs in your system. While the bipartisan bills are garnering support in the name of safety, strong pushback is also emerging. Big picture view: Under Michigan law, driving

By Staff Writer|2025-07-23T15:17:47-04:00July 23rd, 2025|Featured, Government/Politics, Marijuana Business, News, Politics/Government|

Ohio Expected To Become One Of Two States Driving Cannabis Sales Nationally

Ohio Expected To Become One Of Two States Driving Cannabis Sales Nationally

COLUMBUS - Ohio’s licensed marijuana market appears to be an outlier among the 24 states that have legalized cannabis. Ohio is expected to grow rapidly, while legal sales in more mature markets have stagnated. That’s likely to make the Buckeye State one of the primary drivers of the broader industry’s potentially huge growth in the

By Mike Brennan|2025-07-22T16:15:00-04:00July 22nd, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Ohio Cannabis Enthusiasts Buy Twice As Much Adult-Legal Pot Than Medical Marijuana

Ohio Cannabis Enthusiasts Buy Twice As Much Adult-Legal Pot Than Medical Marijuana

COLUMBUS, Ohio — On average, Ohioans buy twice as much nonmedical marijuana as they do medical marijuana, underscoring the dramatic effect legalizing recreational cannabis has had on Ohio’s market. Despite a five-year head start, the recreational market is quickly gaining on the medical market. Just 11 months in, recreational marijuana has brought in twice as

By Staff Writer|2025-07-18T14:49:14-04:00July 18th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Ohio State Budget Excludes Voter-Backed Pot Social Equity And Jobs Program

Ohio State Budget Excludes Voter-Backed Pot Social Equity And Jobs Program

COLUMBUS - With the passage of the state budget and lawmakers going on recess until fall, the status of laws and policies around Ohio’s legal cannabis programs at mid-year 2025 remains in a state of flux. In at least one recent development, though, lawmakers have decided that the state should forgo a voter-backed cannabis social

By Staff Writer|2025-07-16T18:30:18-04:00July 16th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

June Cannabis Prices Continue 5-Month Decline, Despite Selling More Product

June Cannabis Prices Continue 5-Month Decline, Despite Selling More Product

LANSING - Michigan cannabis sales fell again, for the fifth month in a row, from the same months in 2024. Ironically, Michigan dispensaries sold 17.6 percent more cannabis by weight compared to the same period in 2024. The dichotomy is due to falling prices and over saturation of the market. The average price for an

By Mike Brennan|2025-07-16T11:10:04-04:00July 16th, 2025|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Ballot Initiative To Depenalize Misdemeanor Cannabis Crimes Approved In Ohio City

Ballot Initiative To Depenalize Misdemeanor Cannabis Crimes Approved In Ohio City

ATHENS, Ohio - A ballot initiative in Athens, Ohio has been accepted which, if approved, would reduce penalties for misdemeanor cannabis offenses to the lowest penalty allowed by state law, the Athens Post reports. The Athens Cannabis Ordinance (TACO) seeks to remove the 30-day jail sentence and $250 fine associated with low-level cannabis crimes. The ballot approval comes

By Staff Writer|2025-07-10T18:22:56-04:00July 10th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Ohio Adult-Use Pot Sales Top $600 million, Doubling Medical Marijuana Sales

Ohio Adult-Use Pot Sales Top $600 million, Doubling Medical Marijuana Sales

COLUMBUS - Ohio adult-use marijuana stores have racked up $600 million in sales since the market launched in Aug. 2024, recent data shows. And so far, customers are buying twice as much cannabis from adult-use stores as they are from MMJ dispensaries, according to Columbus-based NBC-4. Existing MMJ dispensaries were first in line to start selling to all adults

By Staff Writer|2025-07-09T16:03:27-04:00July 9th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

High Prices, Poor Marketing, Stunt Ohio Cannabis Market

High Prices, Poor Marketing, Stunt Ohio Cannabis Market

CLEVELAND - Ohioans had great expectations for recreational marijuana after voting to legalize personal use of the plant in Nov. 2023. According to data from the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control, total marijuana sales have reached over $2.7 billion as of mid-June. Non-medical cannabis comprises about $587 million of that figure, with Ohio expected to

By Staff Writer|2025-07-07T16:47:25-04:00July 7th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

CRA Director Hanna Urges Cannabis Community To Lobby Michigan Legislature For Changes

CRA Director Hanna Urges Cannabis Community To Lobby Michigan Legislature For Changes

LANSING - Cannabis Regulatory Agency Director Brian Hanna said, during the agency's quarterly public meeting, that if industry members want to see change, the best way may be to talk directly with state lawmakers. CRA enforces the laws, it doesn't make them. "We understand that there is oversupply in the state of Michigan," he said. "We

By Staff Writer|2025-07-03T11:10:08-04:00July 3rd, 2025|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Delta-8 Ban Won’t Come Up Again For Vote In Ohio Legislature Until October

Delta-8 Ban Won’t Come Up Again For Vote In Ohio Legislature Until October

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A hotly debated piece of legislation failed to pass before the Ohio General Assembly went on their summer vacation that doesn't end until October. “I’m hopeful that the legislature will wrap this up and give us a bill and we can go on to other discussions,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said, still

By Staff Writer|2025-07-03T10:17:26-04:00July 3rd, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|