Reefer Report Card: The Week in Weed, Rated-October 11 2025 – Vol. 18

Michigan’s new 24 percent wholesale tax lit up outrage across the cannabis industry, while New York regulators faced a courtroom map lesson and Massachusetts tried to reboot its commission. Pennsylvania found compassion in hospital reform, and Germany slowed progress with new rules. Reefer Report Card Vol. 18 grades a week of taxes, lawsuits, and bureaucratic burnout.

The Michigan Weed Shakedown

Michigan’s new 24% wholesale cannabis tax has ignited outrage across the state. Pitched as a fix for crumbling roads, the law instead cripples small growers and pushes the market back underground. With lawsuits already filed and jobs on the line, the move exposes how easily lawmakers can rewrite voter-approved legalization into a state-sponsored shakedown for profit.

The 40mg Meltdown: A Legal Saga

What happens when you ignore dosage advice and get too high? If you’re this guy, you sue. Here’s the ridiculous story of a Portland THC misadventure

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