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The Business of Cannabis :: Great Lakes and Beyond

30 April 2026

The cannabis industry finally got the jolt it’s been waiting for. With the federal government moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, the conversation has shifted from if reform will happen to what happens next. To unpack the implications, I sat down with...

Michigan and The Great Lakes Region

The Michigan Supreme Court ordered the state Court of Appeals to take another look at the legality of Michigan’s 24% wholesale cannabis tax. “The court of Appeals shall expedite its consideration of ...

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Now that Michigan’s miserably cold and snowy winter is over, people are emerging from hibernation and heading back outside.  Whether you’re going to the Eastern Market on Saturdays, picnicking at ...

Indiana has some of the most stringent laws on cannabis in the country, but despite that, use among adults has consistently increased over the past decade. That is according to a new report from ...

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Ohio’s new cannabis law adds criminal punishments for giving marijuana to anyone under the age of 21. Senate Bill 56, a new Ohio law with sweeping changes to cannabis use, adjusted the law to ...

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National and International

A court fight in Austin this week could determine whether Texans can keep buying cannabis flower, pre-rolls and concentrates sold under the state’s hemp laws. The products are back on store ...

Companies developing cannabis-based medicines say U.S. moves to loosen restrictions on the drug could unlock private funding and the public markets, ​providing a lifeline to the struggling cannabis ...

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CNBC’s Brandon Gomez reports on the Trump administration’s move to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug. The change doesn’t legalize the drug at the federal level but it could significantly ...

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Recreational marijuana is legal in 24 U.S. states, including New York. Nonetheless, on March 31, 2026, state regulators shut down two stores in Rome, NY for illegally selling cannabis products. In fact ...

The global industrial hemp industry is on a strong growth trajectory, with the market projected to expand from approximately US$6,2 billion to more than US$20 billion by 2033. This presents a clear ...