ket for roughly 10 months. Michigan’s problem is not “where’s the weed?” It’s “where do we put it all?” THE LAB DRAMA CONTINUES - Michigan regulators kept their eyes on testing labs this spring. The CRA filed formal complaints against Jack- son-based Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs MI, covering both adult-use and medi- cal licenses, with possible sanctions including fines, suspension, revocation, re- striction, or refusal to renew. The agency also filed an ad- ditional complaint against Walled Lake-based Prism Triangle LLC in April. The complaints are still allega- tions, but it adds another chapter to Michigan’s least chill cannabis storyline: who watches the people testing the weed? POT TAX COURT FIGHT - Michigan’s cannabis in- dustry is still swinging at the state’s new 24% wholesale marijuana tax. WCMU reported the Mich- igan Cannabis Industry Association filed a second lawsuit in late March, ar- guing the tax effectively pushes marijuana above the state’s constitutional 6% sales-tax cap. Spec- trum News noted this case is separate from an earlier lawsuit challenging how lawmakers passed the tax. Lansing wanted road mon- ey. Weed businesses say the state built a pothole tax and parked it on their backs.
4/20 STILL RANG THE REGISTER - Michigan smokers did not exactly sit out the holiday. Adult-use retailers sold nearly $20.4 million worth of cannabis on April 20, according to data shared by the Canna- bis Regulatory Agency. That was up about 27% from 2025, when 4/20 landed on Easter Sunday, but still down from the monster Saturday numbers in 2024. First 4/20 under the new wholesale tax, and Mich- igan still found a way to light up the receipt printer. RESCHEDULED, BUT NOT RELAXED - Federal mari- juana rescheduling finally moved cannabis out of the same category as heroin and LSD, but Michigan’s indus- try is not exactly throwing a parade. ClickOnDetroit reported the change could help medical research, but recreational marijuana remains in federal limbo. Translation: better paper- work vibes, still not full legalization. Michigan op- erators get a historic fed- eral nod, but they are still stuck waiting on banking, taxes, and the rest of the grown-up industry stuff. WEED COLLEGE IS IN SESSION - Michigan’s Can- nabis Regulatory Agency launched a new webpage listing cannabis-relat- ed programs at Michigan colleges and universities. The resource is meant for students, job seekers, and industry workers trying to get actual training for can-
nabis jobs. Baker College, Central Michigan, and Ka- lamazoo Valley were among the schools listed. Some- where between “budtender by destiny” and “compli- ance specialist by certifi- cate,” Michigan is turning weed work into something you can put on a transcript. NEW BUFFALO WEED TRAFFIC JAM - New Buf- falo Township, down near the Indiana line, is still wrestling with its dispen- sary boom. A township notice said public hear- ings were being postponed over the possible revoca- tion of special land use permits for five marijuana establishments, including Bloomery, Mint, Trapsters Outlet, Refine New Buffa- lo, and The Plug. Industry coverage said the township had adopted a policy in late February allowing possible permit revocations tied to state rules, local ordinanc- es, or public health con- cerns. Tiny lake town, gi- ant weed zoning headache. CHEAP OUNCES, BIG PILES - Michigan flower stayed cheap in early 2026, even as people kept buying plenty of it. Cannabis Busi- ness Times reported the av- erage adult-use ounce price in February was $59.85, down from $65.21 a year earlier. Meanwhile, Michi- ganders bought more than 104,000 pounds of adult- use flower that month. The wild part: state inventory reportedly held enough flower to supply the mar-
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