With Michigan’s biggest Croptober yet, growers take stock and consider what’s next
With so much supply hitting the market this year, many cultivators are trying to figure out if they can make a profit.
Midwest
Coverage of Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio.
Missouri regulators get plaudits for some proposed new rules, criticism for others
Proposed changes to Missouri medical marijuana regulations by state regulators could lead to significant changes for cannabis dispensaries.
Who owns what dispensaries and cultivators in Ohio?
Bigger cannabis companies already have a head start in Ohio, as multi-state operators own over 53% of Ohio’s 57 existing medical dispensary licenses, with five multistate operators reaching the state’s five dispensary license cap threshold.
PharmaCann workers organize and reject union suggested by the company
Cannabis workers at two Illinois PharmaCann/Verilife locations voted recently to join Teamsters Local 777 and rejected a union sanctioned by the company in the same election.
Ohio’s wave of ballot initiatives are outpacing elected leadership’s cannabis politics
Ohio cannabis decriminalization advocates say there’s a disconnect between conservative local leaders and a growing voter pro-cannabis majority.
Ohio senators mulling major revisions to medical marijuana system
Ohio senators have filed legislation that would expand access to medical marijuana system if a physician “reasonably” believes their patient’s symptoms would be relieved.
Illinois craft growers struggling to get out of the gate, now that they have licenses
Moving from craft grower license awardee status to established business owner, is not as easy for some as it is for others.
How one of Michigan’s seven cannabis microbusinesses is attempting to thrive
At Transcend, each plant is carefully tended and prayed over throughout its life cycle.
What’s happening in Ohio cannabis? Seven points people are talking about
This week I’ve talked to almost a dozen cannabis leaders and operators in the state. There’s a number of consistent themes I’ve been hearing.
Michigan regulators cut bait on a few social equity proposals, moves forward on others
The Mitten started with 16 big idea proposals to change the cannabis industry, over time those ideas have been whittled down.
