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Michigan surpasses California as the top cannabis market in the U.S. by sales volume

California's cannabis market, which has long been considered the dominant cannabis market in the U.S., has some competition. As Michigan approaches its fifth anniversary of legal recreational marijuana sales in the state, it has overtaken California as the largest cannabis market in…

Michigan local governments getting $87 million from marijuana sales

Michigan municipalities with recreational marijuana businesses are getting more than $87 million in payouts this week from taxes on marijuana purchases as sales continue to grow. According to the Michigan Department of Treasury, 71 counties and 198 cities, townships and…

Michigan wants to study marijuana’s health benefits. It’s not easy.

When Michigan voters approved recreational marijuana six years ago, the measure included an innovative mandate: using cannabis tax revenue to pay for research into the health benefits of the drug for military veterans. State officials later committed $40 million. Not a…

Michigan’s cannabis industry turns 5 this year. What to expect.

February 9, 2024
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Michigan's cannabis industry sold $3 billion in both recreational and medical marijuana in 2023, making the state the second biggest cannabis market in the U.S. behind only California. Prices remained relatively low for consumers and sales show no sign of slowing…

Michigan Government Jobs No Longer Requires Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing

November 3, 2023
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Michigan residents can breathe easier now if they use marijuana. According to the Michigan Civil Service Commission, pre-employment marijuana screening for state positions will no longer happen. This change is due to an amendment unanimously approved by the Commission in July. Furthermore,…

Tours of Michigan cannabis companies reveal inner workings of marijuana business

A growing number of recreational marijuana businesses in Michigan, from outdoor cannabis farms to microbusinesses, are providing tours to interested consumers that show them how cannabis plants are grown, harvested and processed. The openness is a notable shift for a still…

Michigan ends marijuana testing for newly hired state employees

The state of Michigan is ending a long-standing policy that mandated newly hired state employees to be tested for marijuana before starting their jobs. Members of the Michigan Civil Service Commission unanimously voted last week to eliminate the decades-old practice.…

Michigan, the first Midwestern state with legal marijuana, offers lessons for Minnesota

In an old garage once dedicated to restoring classic Thunderbirds, the unmistakable scent of cannabis hangs in the air. Hot Box Social, which today looks more like a cozy living room than an auto shop, is a co-working space for…

Michigan municipalities to share nearly $60M in recreational marijuana tax revenue

More than $59.5 million will be distributed among 224 Michigan municipalities and counties that allow recreational marijuana sales, the state’s Department of Treasury announced Tuesday. Each eligible municipality will receive more than $51,800 for every licensed recreational marijuana retail store…

State-run marijuana testing lab included in Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s budget proposal

Michigan may create a state-operated marijuana testing lab. Dubbed a “reference lab,” it would audit results issued by existing marijuana safety labs to ensure accuracy, help investigate suspected illicit marijuana that enters the licensed market, determine product recalls and help…

Detroit dispensaries begin selling recreational marijuana

Recreational marijuana officially went on sale in Detroit on Wednesday when the medical dispensary House of Dank on Fort Street, near the border of Lincoln Park, opened its doors to recreational buyers. A few hours later on the opposite side of…

Black market battles, plummeting prices: a look at Michigan marijuana in 2022

It’s been a great year for Michigan marijuana customers, who are paying less than ever for increasingly potent cannabis. As of November, the average retail cost for an ounce of marijuana had dropped to a record low of $95 with…

Marijuana businesses to offer free cannabis to Michigan military veterans

November 23, 2022
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Since Anton Harb Jr. returned from Middle East battlegrounds where he fought in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005, he’s fought a different sort of battle: post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It’s not a war he fights alone. Up to 20% of…

Michigan poised to ramp up efforts against black-market marijuana

October 10, 2022
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Police and marijuana haven’t always been friends, so it’s somewhat unexpected that a former law man would be leading Michigan’s commercial marijuana industry. But that’s what’s happened. Brian Hanna, named acting director of the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) by Gov.…

Michigan marijuana grows ask state to slow corporate ‘green rush’

September 15, 2022
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Michigan marijuana prices are plummeting, striking fear into small growers who’ve invested nearly everything to join the state’s young and volatile market that some say is being consumed by big corporate business in a “race to the bottom.” They cited…

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