End-Run On Voter-Approved Cannabis Legalization With Wholesale Tax Could End Up In Michigan Supreme Court

For the second time in recent years, an unprecedented legal fight is brewing after legislative action related to a ballot initiative — this time an alleged "end-run" maneuver to raise marijuana ...

Calling All Culinary Cannabis Creatives

Join us in celebrating the future of infused cuisine. Sparx Guide is collecting infused recipes from our community, and there is still time to share yours. As the world of cooking moves beyond the ordinary ...

Rep. Bollin: More Budget Cuts Needed If Courts Overturn Cannabis Tax For Roads

Michigan's new 24% wholesale tax on cannabis products to pay for roads already is facing legal challenges, arguing there's no provision allowing it under the 2018 voter-approved initiative. Both ...

Democrats Introduce Legislation To Limit Dispensaries, But Not Growers

Senate Democrats announced Oct. 14 the introduction of new legislation aimed to alleviate challenges facing Michigan’s vital legal cannabis industry, which supports more than 46,000 jobs ...

Cannabis-Friendly Halloween Parties and Ghost Tours

ILooking for some Halloween fun in Denver? You have a few 4/20-centric options to choose from, and all of these spooky, smoky shindigs allow vampires, witches and regular folks to light up at the party. Highlights include three different cannabis ...

Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees Throughout The State

The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency has published a list of administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in September. This month ...

Ohio Gov. DeWine’s Executive Order Banning Sale Of delta-8 Products Blocked By Judge

A Franklin County judge on Tuesday paused Gov. Mike DeWine’s public health emergency health order banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products for 14 days. Franklin County Common Pleas Court ...

Grain Elevator Dispensary Gets Community Pushback

A historic grain elevator in rural Baker, Minnesota, is facing opposition from residents as plans move forward to convert the agricultural landmark into a cannabis dispensary. The grain elevator ...

Supreme Court Denies One Case On Gun Rights For Pot Consumers

The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed its list of pending cases concerning the federal ban on gun ownership by people who use marijuana, with justices declining to take up one of about a half ...

Opinion: Hijacking Hemp – U.S. Trade Group Plays Loose With Facts

When Donald Trump recently re-tweeted a CBD hype video, the U.S. Hemp Roundtable (USHR) moved fast. Within days, the group sent a fawning letter assuming the voice of “the hemp industry,” ...