Once a strong suit, Michigan’s medical sales are cratering
Michigan’s medical cannabis sales are collapsing. Two years ago the state’s medical cannabis sales totals were almost three times what they are today.
Illinois
Illinois gets its first craft grow facility. When do the other 87 come online?
Illinois proudly cut the ribbon on the first operational craft grow facility this week, but after over a year since licenses went out, there has been little news of progress for most other craft grow licensees.
Diversity still lagging in 2022, but getting better for Illinois cannabis industry
While non-white ownership of dispenary licenses in Illinois vastly improved with the latest round of awards this summer, newly released hard numbers aren’t as rosy as expected, according to a newly released state report.
Illinois regulators barred investment in conditional licenses, drawing a lawsuit from license holders
Last week a pair of attorneys who are also dispensary license holders, filed suit against the state, charging that the state’s ban on equity sales is unconstitutional and violates existing state law.
Illinois infusers granted right to produce vape carts
Illinois infuser license holders got a big shot in the arm this week as state regulators announced a revised guidance Tuesday that now allows infusers to produce vape cartridges.
Five charts that show Michigan’s cannabis price crash – with worse to come
Retail adult use cannabis prices in Michigan are half of what they were a year ago and newly reported data from state regulators suggest they have even further to drop this year.
The growing fight between unions for cannabis workers
Two unions are racing each other to organize cannabis workers, and they’re not working together, creating an unspoken line of strife within the labor movement.
Now that they have licenses, Illinois craft growers run into real estate and capital barriers
No organization is directly tracking how many craft growers are building out a facility, but it seems you could count facilities under construction on two hands.
Four charts: Increasing sales in Midwest and New England, but some declining margins
Most Midwest states and New England sales totals generally stayed flat during the summer months.
Illinois cannabis prices remain among the highest in the nation
“The taxes put into it go directly to helping benefit and reinvest in communities hurt by the War on Drugs. It’s a great opportunity for the state.”
