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Lawsuit claims 24% wholesale marijuana tax was passed without required three-fourths legislative support for amending voter initiatives.

Michigan marijuana retailers face confusing regulations where they can sell above legal amounts but must report those same customers to authorities within 24 hours

Court filing alleges lawmakers used improper procedures to pass one of the nation's highest marijuana tax rates without required supermajority support.

New legislation aims to close loophole that increase penalties for those operating large-scale illegal marijuana grow facilities.

New legislation would limit cannabis retailers to one per 10,000 residents and target unregulated hemp products sold at gas stations.

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.

The names of two campers found dead at an Isle Royale National Park campground have been released.

The medical examiner reports murder-suicide involving a father and son is suspected cause of death at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan.

Multiple government agencies refuse to release details about two campers found dead at remote South Desor Lake Campground on June 8.

Michigan's conflicting marijuana laws have created a situation where the same crime could be punished as either a misdemeanor or a 15-year felony, depending on how the courts rule.

MLive's investigation of conservation districts uncovered numerous problems with elections, a lack of oversight and rare instances of financial misdeeds.