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 Lansterdam: BOOGIEZ Grow is bringing craft cannabis to Michigan — and it’s the real deal

If you’ve spent any time in Michigan’s cannabis scene, you know the difference between flower that was grown with care and flower that was grown for volume. The difference shows […]

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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 …

The cannabis job miracle:

In the boardrooms and legislative offices of Lansing, the green rush is often framed as a historic victory for Michigan’s labor market. By the end of 2025, economic reports touted cannabis as the …