Six Michigan cannabis caregivers explain the gray market they inhabit
Grown In interviewed a group of six caregivers for a detailed conversation about how they came to the business, how they do it, and how they work in the legal gray area.
Althoff stepping down from running Illinois cannabis trade group
The executive director of Illinois’ largest cannabis trade association is stepping down in two months.
Skymint buys 3Fifteen; Chicago expands zoned areas for cannabis; Illinois preps for more craft grow licenses
News and notes for cannabis practitioners in the Midwest and beyond.
Mich. and Ill. pass $1b mark, while Mo. sells $100m in 2021
Michigan and Illinois passed the $1 billion mark for legal cannabis sales last month.
Missouri legislative effort to offset 280E expenses fails
Missouri cannabis operators lost an opportunity for a state-level tax offset for federal 280E tax expenses last week after the Republican-dominated state legislature declined to take up a possible veto override.
MCMA rolls out polling that supports sharply reducing Michigan’s caregiver program
Michigan’s largest cannabis growers rolled out polling last week that showed state residents want tighter control of medical cannabis sales.
Anti-caregiver legislation introduced in Michigan, as demonstrators rally at Capitol to oppose it
Supporters of Michigan’s cannabis caregiver laws gathered in Lansing yesterday to protest recently introduced anti-caregiver legislation that would severely restrict Michigan’s unique rules for the gray market.
Analysis: Cannabis is slipping into a barbell economy
Once you start looking for it, signs of the barbell economy are everywhere.
Illinois dispensary license winners wait for a court outcome with a sense of resignation
Illinois’ adult-use dispensary license lottery winners are watching and waiting to see if they’ll actually get licenses.
One third of Illinois craft grow licenses went to politicians and existing cannabis companies
At least ten of the 36 craft grow licenses awarded last month by the State of Illinois have gone to groups affiliated with existing cannabis companies.
