For our third annual 420 Gift Guide — and my first as the keeper of the Lansterdam in Review flame for City Pulse — I have chosen items with an eye toward trying to provide something for … more

Happy 420, dope smokers of Lansing! more

If you’ve spent time in a dispensary over the past few years, you’re likely familiar with cultivators’ endeavors to bring the most THC-rich flower to the market for the lowest possible price. more

As Michigan’s cannabis industry matures, operators are shuffling around their retail and production assets to better deal with market saturation or, in many cases, the realities of their own capacities and levels of expertise. more

Sometimes, when I’m going to be out for a long time and won’t have access to a dab rig or joints, I’ll begrudgingly eat an edible to maintain my preferred level of highness throughout the day. Over the years, as both my tolerance and palate have developed, more

One of the perks of being City Pulse’s Lansterdam columnist is getting to try free dope from local shops and growers. more

The term “Dry January” seemed to dominate the cultural nomenclature this year much more than years past. It was hard not to see references to the trendy monthlong alcohol fast on any of my social media feeds over the last month. more

Many people ask me what the cheapest and easiest way for them to get into the cannabis industry would be. Unfortunately, the cheap and easy ways all disappeared five years ago when the legal market was established, and even those were only cheap or easy for a lucky few. The reality is that this game is tough, with shrinking margins and evermore savvy and cutthroat operators. more

As 2024 kicks into full swing and we pull ourselves away from family and head back to work, its a good time to look ahead at what the upcoming year has in store. more

As we look forward to a new year of hilarious litigation hijnks, new corporate receiverships and an unrelenting race to the bottom on pricing, I thought it might be nice to recap some of the biggest pieces of news and trends to happen in 2023. more

The nights in Lansing are twinkling a little more bright, and holiday cheer is radiating throughout the capital city as residents celebrate or prepare for winter holidays and wrap up the end of 2023. more

Lansing’s former Best Buds provisioning center was one of my all-time favorite cannabis institutions in Michigan. I have fond memories of my time as a patient and later as a vendor at the East Michigan Avenue dispensary, more

In no surprise to this writer, many of the companies and retailers that continue to dominate the Top of the Town awards are Lansing locals with years of experience that predates the state-regulated industry. Our area has always been at the forefront of cannabis culture and activism, making it a natural leader as the industry has matured and grown more robust year after year. more

Lansing has long been an important place for the Michigan cannabis industry. The capital city once supported a reported 90 caregiver retail stores before the Medical Marijuana Facility Licensing Act fully reigned in caregiver markets. This reporter got his start in the cannabis industry in Lansing back in 2014 while also serving as campaign manager for the ill-fated MILegalize ballot campaign committee. more

October brings about all the seasonal traditions of fall in Michigan: apple cider and donuts, pumpkin patches, vibrant fall colors and, for my fellow stoners, fields upon fields of outdoor cannabis that’s ready to be harvested. more

Since the release of her stoner summer anthem, “Wake N’ Bake,” and the accompanying music video, produced and sponsored by Laingsburg dispensary Local Roots Cannabis and Michigan-based cannabis company Redemption Cannabis, singer/songwriter Sadie Bass has been living the high life. more

Over the past few weeks, Michigan has lost several prolific cannabis activists. The deaths of Dale “Rick” Thompson, Gersh Avery, more

Michigan is one of 38 states that have legalized medical cannabis. However, only 18% of Michigan medical marijuana patients describe their primary care physician’s knowledge about medical cannabis as “very good” or “excellent,” according to a 2021 study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research. more

On August 30, top Biden administration health officials recommended that the United States Drug Enforcement Administration reclassify marijuana as a Schedule 3 substance — the same level as Tylenol with codeine. more

On Nov. 4, 2008, almost 15 years ago, the medical use of cannabis in Michigan was legalized with the passage of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. It was a voter-initiated ballot measure, otherwise known as an indirect-initiated state statute. Although it faced opposition from Republicans and law enforcement officials, it was ultimately approved and made Michigan the 13th state to legalize the use of medical cannabis. more