Federal ruling on Detroit Legacy license system expected to have big impact
A federal judge’s highly anticipated decision will have a significant impact on the city and how the rest of the state handles cannabis licenses.
Michigan
Judge promises ruling on Detroit Legacy license case in three weeks
A federal judge promised a written decision within three weeks on whether to allow Detroit’s adult-use cannabis permitting system favoring long-time city residents.
Michigan caregiver advocates rally against perceived threat to alter growing rights
A social media-based boycott organized by Michigan cannabis patient advocates upset with perceived threats against caregiver rights, has roiled the state’s cannabis community.
Analysis: Don’t count on cannabis legislation as litigation efforts begin to pick up
When it comes to increasing access to cannabis in limited license jurisdictions, these days the action is in litigation, not legislation.
Advocate for Michigan’s biggest cannabis companies explains why he’s unhappy with caregivers
Grown In interviewed Steve Linder, a long-time denizen of Michigan politics, and a Republican activist, who leads the MCMA.
Illinois and Michigan cannabis sales are back to their old ways
Michigan and Illinois cannabis both reported new record monthly sales numbers for the month of April.
Michigan legislature debates banning cannabis billboards
Proposed legislation in Michigan that would ban cannabis advertising from billboards has arisen consternation by dispensary operators, although passing such a ban would have significant legal hurdles.
Legislature gears up to regulate Delta-8 and other cannabinoids in Michigan
The eight bills would revise the definition of Tetrahydrocannabinols more broadly so that not only Delta-9 THC is covered but any THC product the MRA determines has a potential for abuse.
Ascend IPO; Verano acquisition; GTI debt deal; Red White and Bloom officially in Sunshine State; Skymint’s sale-leaseback to Innovative Industrial Properties
Each month Grown In reports significant Midwestern cannabis fundraising transactions.
Cannabis cultivation is hard: Operators explain why
To better understand what makes cannabis cultivation so hard, Grown In conducted lengthy interviews with a half dozen cultivation operators across the Midwest. Here’s what they said.
