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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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Chicago business community: I'm looking for alumni and fans of the University of Chicago basketball program, to chat about how the men's team is poised to basically win its division this year and perhaps have a solid post-season run. Write me at john.schroyer@crain.com and let's talk hoops.

24.02.2026 22:39 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump funding cuts and threats to Illinois reach $61.5B and counting For Illinois, Trump's strong-arm approach has meant regular threats to a range of federal funding streams, which add up to at least $61.5 billion over the coming decade, according to a review by Crain...

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24.02.2026 17:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump signals a policy shift in executive order to reclassify cannabis President Donald Trump signed an executive order to classify marijuana as a less-dangerous drug that can be prescribed by physicians.

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18.12.2025 19:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Marijuana Companies' Case Challenging Federal Prohibition - Marijuana Moment The U.S. Supreme Court is declining to take up a case challenging the constitutionality of federal marijuana prohibition—an issue that even one of the bench’s more conservative members, Justice Claran...

SCOTUS says nope.

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15.12.2025 20:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Illinois cannabis industry poised for major tax relief if Trump reclassifies marijuana Reclassifying marijuana could save cannabis firms billions in taxes, but it won't solve all the industry's woes, Illinois operators said.

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12.12.2025 20:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Newsom's pot regulator faces stunning court loss in cannabis trafficking case "This goes far beyond an administrative misstep."

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11.12.2025 15:27 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Congress bans intoxicating hemp in deal to end government shutdown The 43-day government shutdown is over — but part of what comes next is a shutdown of the national hemp-derived THC industry.

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13.11.2025 15:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cannabis companies in Illinois keep bleeding cash — except one Eight publicly traded marijuana businesses with sizable footprints in Illinois lost a cumulative $164 million in the third quarter of the 2025 calendar year.

www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/hem...

12.11.2025 19:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Michigan weed sales recover in October as prices drop again amid taxation lawsuit The industry posted total sales of $267.8 million in October, a 6.5% increase over the month prior.

www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/mic...

11.11.2025 19:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Deal to end government shutdown may also ban hemp THC products A newly announced deal over the weekend from U.S. senators, eager to end the record-long federal government shutdown that began Sept. 30, would also apparently roll back a significant change in law fr...

www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/dea...

10.11.2025 19:39 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Cannabis giant appeals court-ordered $32M payment to Michigan grower Curaleaf has appealed a January court decision ordering it to pay $32 million in restitution to Hello Farms.

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06.11.2025 16:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump administration targets Chicago Tribune over ICE coverage The Chicago newspaper, which has been closely covering ICE and Border Patrol activity here, is the latest media outlet to draw Trump's ire.

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06.11.2025 15:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Why one of Chicago's biggest cannabis companies hasn't yet turned a profit Despite sustaining heavy losses since Chicago-based cannabis giant Verano went public in 2021, CEO George Archos has no regrets.

www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/why...

04.11.2025 15:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

www.crainsnewyork.com/cannabis/mar...

30.10.2025 14:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

www.crainsnewyork.com/cannabis/wes...

29.10.2025 20:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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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29.10.2025 20:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

www.crainscleveland.com/cannabis/jud...

29.10.2025 14:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/ple...

29.10.2025 14:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

www.crainsnewyork.com/cannabis/gro...

28.10.2025 14:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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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24.10.2025 13:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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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21.10.2025 14:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

www.crainsnewyork.com/cannabis/omn...

20.10.2025 21:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/mic...

15.10.2025 18:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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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15.10.2025 15:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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-...

www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/for...

15.10.2025 15:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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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14.10.2025 17:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

www.crainscleveland.com/cannabis/ohi...

13.10.2025 20:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

www.crainsnewyork.com/cannabis/ill...

10.10.2025 19:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/cur...

09.10.2025 14:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

www.crainscleveland.com/cannabis/mik...

09.10.2025 14:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0