LANSING – The Trump administration is urging Congress to reconsider a sweeping federal crackdown on hemp-derived cannabinoid products, offering a potential reprieve to Michigan and Ohio businesses that warned the proposal could devastate an industry created under the 2018 Farm Bill. The White House hemp crackdown delay marks a major shift in how Washington is
NORML says agency misapplied federal law by excluding all supporters of cannabis reform from June 29 proceedings WASHINGTON, DC - The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is accusing the Drug Enforcement Administration of creating a one-sided hearing process that could influence the future of federal marijuana policy and the financial outlook
WASHINGTON DC - The Drug Enforcement Administration has invited only opponents of marijuana reform to participate in a June 29 hearing that could influence the future of federal cannabis policy, a decision that is drawing criticism from legalization advocates, consumer groups and state-licensed marijuana businesses that were excluded from the proceedings. The hearing, scheduled to
WASHINGTON DC - Millions of Americans who legally use marijuana may have gained significant Second Amendment protections Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the federal government cannot automatically prosecute a cannabis consumer simply for possessing a firearm. In a 9-0 decision, the court sided with Texas resident Ali Hemani, a regular marijuana
DETROIT – A new legal challenge seeking to halt federal marijuana rescheduling is creating uncertainty for cannabis businesses nationwide, including in Michigan, where operators have been hoping federal reform would ease tax burdens and improve profitability. A coalition led by the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association and a cannabis-focused pharmaceutical company has asked a
LANSING – The regulator overseeing Michigan's $3.17 billion cannabis industry has been elected president of the nation's leading organization for marijuana and hemp regulators at a time when federal marijuana rescheduling and hemp regulation are reshaping the industry. Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency Executive Director Brian Hanna was elected president of the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA)
DETROIT - For years, state-legal cannabis companies operated under a unique federal tax penalty that prevented them from deducting ordinary business expenses such as payroll, rent, marketing and utilities. That changed in April when the U.S. Department of Justice moved federally recognized medical cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, potentially saving cannabis businesses billions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a matter of days, Congress delivered two moves that perfectly capture the chaos surrounding U.S. cannabis policy: one aimed at blocking marijuana reform, the other tightening the screws on a booming hemp-derived THC market. For Michigan — one of the largest cannabis markets in the country — the consequences are anything
WASHINGTON DC — The federal government’s long-awaited shift on marijuana policy is no longer theoretical—it’s happening in real time. In a major step forward, the Drug Enforcement Administration has formally scheduled a June 29 hearing that could determine whether marijuana as a whole—including recreational cannabis—will be reclassified from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal
ANN ARBOR - On April 23, the Department of Justice issued an order to reschedule medical marijuana in states from I to III. But that's about all we know for sure since the order didn't go into great detail on what that means. So Michigan Marijuana Today focuses on that order and what it could
