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New Michigan Marijuana Tax Could Shutter Businesses And Actually Reduce The State’s Cannabis Revenue, Industry Says

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“If you put more tax burdens in these companies … they will start leaving business. If there are no more business in this industry, who go to collect taxes?”

Kyle Davidson will advance Michigan

When the national budget negotiations came nearby, members of the Democratic-LED Senate and the Republic houses were able to achieve additional financing for road repair, attracted many discussions through a plan: Collection of additional taxes in marijuana.

Hundreds of people He appeared against the Cannabis Industry Proposal Last week, gathering Capitol grass and building rooms, legislators worked to end the State Budget.

While protected by the policy on both sides of the corridor, some legislators were very bipartids.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (d) put the feather tax on Tuesday, the future of the law has already been challenged Michigan Cannabis Industry Association presents complaint on the same dayAccording to misrepresenting the law, the law initiated by the voters agreed to legalize Marijuana in 2018.

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According to the new policy, on January 1, 2026, the marijuana is planned to be the first sale or transfer between a business and a shop. If a seller has been cultivated or processed by his marijuana, the Michigan Treasury department will receive a tax for sale by sale and processes of marijuana based on wholesale price.

Denise Pollicella, Omnus Law, a lawyer who works with customers in the Cannabis industry, said that the tax will be managed, the rate for companies that produce retail products, to differentiate the department of the Treasury established by the law.

The use of adult tax use in the industry, not applied to CBD, hemp or medical marijuana products.

However, Pollicell stressed that the tax will touch each part of the industry, as marijuana businesses have risen prices to compensate for additional tax.

If the price of recreation marijuana is significantly increased to cover the price of the tax, the time consumers will reach more expensive in the black market to get marijuana, Pollicella said

“It is one of the greatest complaints and concerns in the cannabis industry since Michigan, essentially not to stop marijuana traffic, or because teeth should be judged by prosecutors,” Pollicellell said.

The unregulated market in Michigan was never going, Pollicella said, even if it will shrink and reduce customers to better alternatives, such as safe and accessible marijuana.

“They are always two things we have struggled and accessible, the lab is tested, so you know that it is not fentanyl or cat hair or mold, you know,” Pollicella said. “And so it is accessible, so a person who wants to try, can be included in a commercial commercial trade facility in a commercial municipality, with a safe and experiencing experience and access to a variety of marijuana products.

In a Michigan progress email, Danny Wimmer said the General Lawyer’s Spokesperson.

“The criminal statutes that protect the inhabitants of these practices are noticeable,” Michigan calls Michigan regulations and tax reasons is not enough to punish illegal growth operations and in incompatible with the legal lawsuit of the current legal marijuana.

The department also knows that international criminal organizations are traveling to Michigan specifically due to the law of State Laws, Wimmer said.

Aside from black market concerns, Pollicella also expressed a tax burden caused by marijuana business.

“If you put more tax burden on these companies, and there are no permission to renew licenses, start going out of business,” Pollicell said. “If there are more businesses in this industry, who collect taxes to collect taxes?”

Marijuana is illegal at the federal level, which marijuana business owners are banned by taking advantage of tax breaks to save the cost of goods. Pollicellell explained that this exception helps grow and process facilities that retailers are taking on his chin.

Federal laws also receive protection against marijuana businesses and have insurance rates that charge other businesses, Pollicellell said.

In addition, the state charges 10 percent tax collected in the store with a sales tax on 6% of the state.

“Retail facilities are very thin margins right now,” Pollicella said. “I have a lot of customers who are small operators, and others may not have five financial scale, they don’t make a big scale to bear this.

On taxes, the industry already pays statue and license rates, Pollicella said marijuana businesses also have $ 100,000 fees and fines that can be fined regulation fees and fines.

“It’s very expensive to be in this industry and have a license,” Pollicell said. “Houses and the Senate passed this bill, knowing what’s the burden of industry or not having curiosity to know what kind of this industry was responsible for what it was.”

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Jerry Millen is owned by the greenhouse of the lake of the wall, the first medical and recreation of the County County of Oakland. The store plays a more mature customer, Millel said he was an average of 44 years old.

“We respond to the elderly. We have a lot of young people who come every day,” Millel said.

In a conversation with advancement on Tuesday, Millen retreated only by playing new taxes “regattas” and “Weedheads”, emphasizing marijuana medicinal plants.

“I see them with the main or with arthritic pain. I work with cancer patients,” said Millen. “This product has been seen as a medicine for 15 years, and I would not believe myself. I didn’t first start, until I saw it and until I met people.”

Millen had an excessive 24 percent tax while taking the state money, who does not know the prices for customers who know the tax.

Imagine purchases with 16 percent of marijuana tax on your receipt, and then next one percentage on your bill, said Milel.

“You will lose your self,” he said.

However, 24% tax will not appear in the receipt, which hides the cost behind the store, Millel said.

Kevin May, in Manchester Cannabis, Michigan, Michigan, said. He said that there is no cost to eat the cost, leave the dispensaries and collect the customer cost and spend the cost to the customer.

Pollicella, Millen and all can agree, in terms of new tax, the customer will feel influence.

“That’s not growing or disrespecting, they’re not doing anything yet. However, because the industry is struggling, because he is overseeing people,” he said.

Although patients with a medical marijuana card should not provide a 10 percentage of marijuana sales, Millel said many people have managed to remove their card by legalizing Marijuana play in the state. He warned that the price 24% of the price needed to achieve what they need some marijuana patients.

Millel said that his older customers are not types of black market, a black heating market creates worries for those with minors.

“Those who are against marijuana should also have a problem with this, in the end of the day, the marijuana is legal, it will be sold,” Millel said. “But now that he can respect black markets, which means that your child will probably be safe to have safe products that will be safe. So you should also go against this tax.”

New taxes will also cost people jobs, Millel said: “Mother and pop” breeders, processors and dispensers threaten to get out of business.

47,000 State Cannabis Industry Jobs Approximately 40,000 others that help protect the industry, accountants, lawyers, tax preparers, real estate developers and full bank divisions.

May and Pollicella did not agree that taxes would fully declare the industry within the state, as he agreed that it would lead to the consolidation of the industry.

“There are also some people in this industry: Most of this industry still haven’t returned money,” Pollicell said, underlining tax rises that people will cost people to find jobs.

People placed in the short term can still find people to find jobs to receive successful companies and work in the market left in the market.

Although taxes on taxes can escape customers in communities in the border of the prices, they may agree that people who buy Michigan’s grass with the cheapest national prices.

In limits like Ohio, prices are still high, the product is not sold in high quality and rare quantities.

“I still think the border shops go to Boom,” he said. “If you’re weak and don’t work properly and after your costs are in line, you will have a big problem now.”

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New partnership to expand greenhouse drone distribution across Europe

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GeoCue welcomes MOST Robotics to its global distribution network. Based in Germany and serving customers throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland, MOST Robotics will offer TrueView GO LiDAR solutions and LP360 software, from GeoCue, to surveying, construction, forestry, agricultural and industrial inspection professionals looking for a complete and reliable workflow from data capture to delivery.

Founded in 2021 by Valentin Möller and Lennart Stollberg, MOST Robotics builds on deep UAV experience since 2015, offering integrated turnkey drone and sensor solutions, supported by technical consulting and first-class customer support. Their team works closely with end users to ensure technology works in real-world conditions, from flight planning to endpoint cloud processing, a full-service company for individual solutions.

MOST Robotics is expanding its portfolio of handheld SLAM LiDAR and LP360 software to directly respond to customer needs, especially for projects where flight restrictions, dense vegetation or indoor environments make aerial collection difficult. With TrueView GO and LP360, customers can complement drone surveys with ground-based SLAM capture, process aerial LiDAR and produce high-quality photogrammetric output. This approach supports rapid and accurate classification of large data sets and the creation of highly accurate digital terrain models, helping to reduce office processing time while improving the final quality of delivery.

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Valentin Möller, CEO of MOST Robotics, commented: “GeoCue makes UAV LiDAR and SLAM bridges in a way that matches how our customers work in the real world. We spend a lot of time in the field with customers, which gives us practical feedback and clear ideas on what needs to be improved. GeoCue is open to this kind of input, and we’re excited to help shape each of our customers’ missions.”

Samuel Flick, GeoCue’s European Sales Manager, added: “We are delighted to welcome MOST Robotics to the GeoCue distribution network. Their technical depth and customer-first approach make them a strong partner as we continue to grow the LiDAR market in Europe. We look forward to supporting their team as they expand access to the TrueView product line, including aerial, handheld and LiDAR 360 mobile device software.”

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USDA-APHIS grants non-regulated status to two gene-edited hemp varieties

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USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently issued regulatory status review responses for two new gene-edited hemp varieties, determining that they are not subject to federal regulation under 7 CFR part 340. Developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, these gene-edited plants have been found to have no increased risk of plant pests compared to conventional hemp. This federal clearance marks an important milestone in easing the path from laboratory to commercial cultivation of precision-bred industrial crops.

© Crop Innovation Center of Wisconsin-MadisonBadger PMR hemp variety gene-edited

Badger PMR (Dust Resistant) has full dust resistance, and Badger Zero (Cannabinoid Free) is cannabinoid free. The main innovation involves the creation of hemp varieties that are unable to produce THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the psychoactive compound found in cannabis. Using CRISPR gene-editing technology to turn off specific genes responsible for THC production, the UW-Madison team has solved a major hurdle for the industry. This genetic certainty prevents crops from being “hot” — the term used when THC levels accidentally exceed the legal limit of 0.3 percent — which previously forced farmers to destroy entire fields to comply with federal law.

Beyond THC removal, researchers have also engineered varieties with higher concentrations of CBG (cannabigerol), a non-psychoactive cannabinoid valued for its potential therapeutic benefits. These advances are expected to stabilize the hemp market, providing growers with reliable, high-value and legal-compliant varieties. With the regulatory green light from the USDA, these precision-bred hemp lines are poised to revitalize the industry, providing a safer and more profitable future for farmers across the United States.

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Kentucky Governor Announces Medical Marijuana Gummies Are Now Available, While Pushing Lawmakers To Approve New Qualifying Conditions

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Kentucky’s governor is urging lawmakers to give more patients legal access to medical marijuana, announcing that cannabis gummies can now be purchased at state-licensed dispensaries.

Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said Thursday that his administration has sent a letter urging legislative leadership to pass a bill that lists ALS, Parkinson’s disease, Crohn’s disease, sickle cell anemia, fibromyalgia, glaucoma, terminal illnesses and other conditions as conditions for medical cannabis.

“In most other states that have a medical marijuana program, these are conditions that are covered, and conditions that are deemed appropriate by our board of physicians and counselors,” he said. “Expanding the list could help the approximately 430,000 Kentuckians who currently lack access but face these challenges.”

The governor said state officials are “making great strides” in expanding the medical marijuana program to “increase access for those who are already eligible.”

“We currently have 510 registered professionals and over 18,500 approved cards, and those numbers continue to grow,” Beshear said, adding that regulators are making “steady progress” in accepting businesses at every step of the cannabis supply chain.

“As the supply chain expands, patients are starting to see more options online,” he said. “We can announce that gummies are on the market in Kentucky and showing progress in communities across Kentucky.”




The governor’s latest update comes about a month after he took the podium and said “not happy” with the time it’s taken to roll out the state’s medical marijuana program—but predicts that the pace of patient access will “significantly increase” in 2026.

Also last month, Beshear said two more dispensaries will open their doors “once additional product becomes available.” The The state’s first medical cannabis plant was launched in December.

The governor, who has long championed cannabis reform, he anticipated a market launch that monthwhile claiming that medical marijuana will help thousands of patients find an alternative to opioids for pain management.

He at the end of October it passed the milestone of registering 15,000 patientsbut that has grown significantly in recent weeks.

Beshear previously acknowledged that “it’s taken longer than we would have liked” to sustain the industry since he signed off on legalizing medical marijuana in 2023.

Considering this delayed implementation, he signed an executive order this year to waive renewal fees for patients who get the cards so that they are not charged again before the stores open. And another order he signed to provide protections for qualified patients who obtain medical marijuana outside of Kentucky “will remain in place.”

Beshear announced separately that in May the state launched a new online directory that allows people to see where medicinal cannabis will open next to them

He noted that the state is working to provide access to patients “as soon as possible,” which includes speeding up the licensing process. Last January, so did the governor ceremoniously issued the first medical marijuana cards in the commonwealth.

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Meanwhile, the governors sent a letter to Kentucky’s congressional delegation last yearurging them to “take decisive action to protect the constitutional rights of our law-abiding medical cannabis patients” by repealing the federal ban on possession of firearms by marijuana users.

Bipartisan Kentucky senators introduced similar legislation asked the federal representatives of the state to take corrective measuresBeshear said he agrees but would I would like to see even more significant changes at the federal level.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) warned Kentucky residents that in 2024, if they choose to participate in the state’s medical marijuana program, they will be prohibited from buying or possessing firearms under federal law.

Health professionals have been able to Patients began to evaluate the recommendations from the beginning of last December.

While there are currently no operational dispensaries for patients, Beshear also confirmed that an executive order he signed in 2023 will be in place in the interim, protecting patients. Those with medical cannabis purchased from licensed out-of-state retailers.

In the November 2024 election, Kentucky also saw more than 100 cities and counties pass local ordinances to allow medical cannabis businesses in their jurisdictions. The governor said the election results show that “the jury is no longer out” on the issue this is clearly supported by voters across party and geographic lines.

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