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John Schroyer
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Senior reporter covering the cannabis industry for Crain City Brands in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and New York City.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 4d
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Major public cannabis company enters New York market
Massachusetts-based MariMed Inc. has entered the New York cannabis market in a deal with Farm 2 Hand.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 5d
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Cannabis company challenges New York's dispensary spacing rule
A new lawsuit challenging a cannabis industry rule could lead to a surge in legal New York City marijuana storefronts, if it finds success in court.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 5d
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Verano closes book on $860M feud over failed cannabis merger
Chicago-based cannabis behemoth Verano Holdings Corp. no longer has an $860 million legal threat hanging over its head.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 5d
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Judge orders Ohio hemp ban to remain on hold until December
A pause on a ban on intoxicating hemp goods from Gov. Mike DeWine will remain in limbo until at least Dec. 2.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 5d
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Michigan marijuana company acquired by VC-backed California operator
Harrison Township-based Pleasantrees Cannabis Co. has been acquired by California’s Highway Cannabis, marking the first major acquisition since the state passed a new wholesale tax on the industry.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 6d
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Popular cannabis brand threatens to sue over state's crackdown on high-profile processor
Popular marijuana brand Grön is pushing back on news of enforcement against Omnium from state regulators.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 10d
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Michigan weed regulators would gain more power under proposed law
Michigan House Republicans are seeking to give Michigan’s weed regulators more authority to combat wrongdoing in the state’s legal market.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 13d
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Trump picks marijuana businessman to be special envoy to Iraq
President Donald Trump said Mark Savaya, a marijuana businessman from Michigan, will serve as his special envoy to Iraq.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 14d
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Weed regulators look to send a message with massive crackdown on high-profile business
One of the bigger and more controversial marijuana processing companies in New York — Long Island-based Omnium Health — now stands to lose its business permits.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 19d
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Michigan lawmakers move to freeze licensing of new weed businesses
Days after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a new marijuana wholesale tax into law, the Michigan Senate is seeking to end new licensure for operators in the industry.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 19d
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Judge temporarily blocks DeWine's intoxicating hemp ban
A judge has granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Gov. Mike DeWine's executive order to remove all hemp THC goods from Ohio store shelves.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 19d
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Former Michigan cannabis CEO sued by ex-wife over weed business scheme
The former CEO of Michigan's once-largest cannabis company is being sued by his ex-wife over an alleged deal gone bad that left her with a flailing Lansing weed business and him with a growing out-of-...
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 20d
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Michigan weed sales cratered as prices rose in September
Michigan’s regulated marijuana industry plummeted in September after a yearly record in sales in August.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 21d
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Ohio hemp companies sue state to block THC ban
A trio of Ohio-based hemp companies filed a lawsuit last week almost immediately after Gov. Mike DeWine signed off on an executive order to temporarily ban the sale of intoxicating hemp goods.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 24d
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Illegal weed smuggling poses major threat to legal market, insiders say
The issue has blossomed into an open secret among those in the industry, but it’s become so pervasive as the New York marijuana trade has matured that it’s threatening to undercut the entire system, i...
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 25d
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Ex-Curaleaf exec says company ignored problems at Illinois cannabis facility
Conditions at Curaleaf's large-scale cannabis grow operation in southern Illinois were ripe for black market diversion, according to a lawsuit.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 25d
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DeWine signs executive order temporarily banning intoxicating hemp products
As of Tuesday, Oct. 14, all hemp-based THC goods sold in liquor stores, gas stations, and anywhere else will have to be yanked off all retail shelves in Ohio, following the signing of an executive ord...
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 26d
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Michigan marijuana industry sues state to stop 24% wholesale tax
The Michigan Cannabis Industry Association filed a lawsuit against the state of Michigan on Tuesday, minutes after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation adding a new 24% wholesale tax on legal cann...
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 27d
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Legal marijuana sales hit new all-time high
New York’s nascent legal marijuana market continued to surge at the tail end of the summer, with a whopping $214.4 million in sales for the month of August, a new monthly sales record for the nearly t...
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · 28d
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This cannabis entrepreneur is working 3 jobs to keep his new dispensary afloat
When Angelo La Roche opened his cannabis retail shop in the Seaport District, he wasn’t expecting to have to work three jobs to keep the lights on.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · Oct 2
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Brooklyn weed shop's closure has industry warning it could be the start of a wave
The high-profile cannabis lifestyle brand Happy Munkey has shuttered its second New York City cannabis dispensary less than a year after it opened, a closure that at least for now appears to be indefi...
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · Oct 1
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Analysis: Wholesale tax on weed raises risk of unintended consequences
While Michigan legislators are in search of more revenue, the proposed wholesale tax may likely instead lead to more black market activity.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · Oct 1
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Detroit marijuana grower surrenders license over inventory failures
Cherry Industries surrendered its state operating license in a deal with regulators after not being able to account for thousands of pounds of marijuana.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · Sep 30
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Lume to acquire 3 former Gage cannabis dispensaries
The acquisitions allow the state’s largest marijuana company to further grow its footprint in Michigan.
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John Schroyer @johnschroyer.bsky.social · Sep 26
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24% tax hike on cannabis for road funding has industry burning
The Republican-led Michigan House approved a 24% wholesale tax on marijuana late Thursday to help fund road repairs — and it has the cannabis industry burning.
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