Gus Burns

A new legal challenge claims the 24% tax inflates retail prices, causing customers to pay sales and excise taxes on an already-taxed amount — exceeding the state's 6% constitutional limit.

An MLive investigation examines the rise of Midland-area televangelist Mark T. Barclay and Living Word Church, and how multiple child sexual abuse convictions involving church leaders damaged the ministry’s image, raised questions about leadership accountability and left survivors demanding answers.

After three church leaders were convicted of sexually abusing children, an MLive investigation examined how Living Word Church grew, how warning signs were missed and what the fallout has been for victims and members.

Former residents of the now-shuttered Dearborn Heights facility say staff sexually assaulted and physically abused them.

The Michigan Supreme Court ordered the state Court of Appeals to take another look at the legality of Michigan's 24% wholesale cannabis tax.

The company has filed a separate lawsuit against competitor Lume Cannabis, alleging the rival chain secretly funded a ballot initiative to cap marijuana licenses in the Wisconsin border town.

Thin laws and minimal oversight have created what one former board member calls a "ticking time bomb" in the state's conservation district election system.

Legal fights could establish what rights local municipalities have to impact marijuana markets as New Buffalo Township tries to rein in its 35 licensed dispensaries.

Proposed changes to ATF gun ownership rules could allow Michigan's 55,000 certified medical marijuana patients to legally own guns.

TSA updated its website after federal reclassification, but attorneys say there are still risks and unanswered questions for travelers carrying cannabis across state lines.