Gus Burns

Michigan's primary cannabis trade organization argues a 24% wholesale tax signed into law by Gov. Whitmer violates the state Constitution.

Recent raids in Lake and Iosco counties netted thousands of plants and led to nine arrests, raising concerns about human trafficking and exploitation.

Contentious 3 a.m. vote adds 24% wholesale tax to existing fees, raising concerns about driving customers to black market.

The new tax would make Michigan's cannabis tax rate the second highest in the nation at 34% combined, potentially driving consumers to the illicit market.

Bradford Gille, who injured 11 people in Traverse City, was released from mandatory supervision in October 2024 when providers failed to renew his court order requiring medication and monitored living.

Owners banned from industry as CRA cites "deliberate pattern of noncompliance" that damaged competitor labs and undermined cannabis safety standards.

Nearly 26,000 marijuana vaping cartridges sold at 210 retail stores in Michigan since November 2024 were voluntarily recalled after discovery of MCT oil, believed to present a respiratory health risk.

The caller fled in the middle of the night after hearing a man threatening murder and suicide at Isle Royale National Park, where a father and son were later discovered dead.

Growing 1,000-plus plants is a misdemeanor while possessing marijuana with intent to deliver can result in 15-year felony sentences under state's dual legal framework.

The bills passed 61-44 on July 1 and would allow police to collect saliva to detect THC, cocaine and other drugs, replacing current blood test requirements.