Michigan’s cannabis market is booming, so why is everyone going broke?
Michigan is selling more weed than ever but somehow small operators are going out of business at a rate that should alarm anyone who cares about what this industry was […]
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Michigan cannabis is having a rough year.
These brands want you to judge them anyway
Best in Grass is back, and in a market this beat up, it might be the most important thing happening in Michigan weed right now.
Let’s set the scene.
Cannabis sales are down. A 24% …
This is what union busting looks like up close
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how Michigan’s cannabis industry has developed a disturbing pattern of crushing union drives.
I heard from a lot of people after that piece but what stuck with …
Each cannabis retail store means money for cities and townships
In 2026, Michigan handed out millions to various municipalities, revenue sharing for running a cannabis store. Each cannabis retail store earned an equal share, $54,017 per store.
East …
Lansterdam’s 2026 4/20 Gift Guide
Let’s be honest: 420 in 2026 comes with a little more baggage than it used to. Michigan’s cannabis industry is bleeding under the weight of a 24% wholesale tax, legal sales are down double …
The sheriff who wants to save Michigan’s cannabis industry
Chris Swanson is not the kind of politician you expect to be talking about cannabis.
He’s a sheriff.
He’s spent three decades in Genesee County law enforcement, doing narcotics, human …
The green industry’s dirty little secret: It hates unions
Cannabis was supposed to be different. Ask the budtenders at Exclusive Brands how that worked out.
When Emily Hull, a budtender at the Ann Arbor dispensary of the Livonia-based chain with seven …
Can new CEO Bryan Lloyd wash the ‘corporate’ off Skymint?
Lansing’s cannabis district is used to a little haze, but as we slog through the end of March, the fog over the local market is getting thick. For years, Skymint (formerly Green Peak) was the …
The winter chill or a tax-induced freeze?
Lansing’s cannabis district is used to a little haze, but as we slog through the end of February, the fog over the local market is getting thick. If you’ve been looking at the January and …
Michigan cannabis is having a rough year. These brands want you to judge them anyway
Best in Grass is back, and in a market this beat up, it might be the most important thing happening in Michigan weed right now. Let’s set the scene. Cannabis sales are down. A 24% …
This is what union busting looks like up close
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how Michigan’s cannabis industry has developed a disturbing pattern of crushing union drives. I heard from a lot of people after that piece but what stuck with …
Each cannabis retail store means money for cities and townships
In 2026, Michigan handed out millions to various municipalities, revenue sharing for running a cannabis store. Each cannabis retail store earned an equal share, $54,017 per store. East …
Lansterdam’s 2026 4/20 Gift Guide
Let’s be honest: 420 in 2026 comes with a little more baggage than it used to. Michigan’s cannabis industry is bleeding under the weight of a 24% wholesale tax, legal sales are down double …
The sheriff who wants to save Michigan’s cannabis industry
Chris Swanson is not the kind of politician you expect to be talking about cannabis. He’s a sheriff. He’s spent three decades in Genesee County law enforcement, doing narcotics, human …
The green industry’s dirty little secret: It hates unions
Cannabis was supposed to be different. Ask the budtenders at Exclusive Brands how that worked out. When Emily Hull, a budtender at the Ann Arbor dispensary of the Livonia-based chain with seven …
Can new CEO Bryan Lloyd wash the ‘corporate’ off Skymint?
Lansing’s cannabis district is used to a little haze, but as we slog through the end of March, the fog over the local market is getting thick. For years, Skymint (formerly Green Peak) was the …
The winter chill or a tax-induced freeze?
Lansing’s cannabis district is used to a little haze, but as we slog through the end of February, the fog over the local market is getting thick. If you’ve been looking at the January and …