If you’ve been hearing about the industry buzz in Michigan, you heard right. With the lowest tax rates (we’ve ever heard of), deli-style shops, and the nearly unbelievable unlimited purchasing power, cities like Detroit are seated to become more recognizable meccas for the plant within the U.S., especially for product categories like rosin, which Michigan is gaining increasing notoriety for.
Blackleaf is live in Detroit, moments before judging the Bring Your Best Bag 2025 competition, sitting down in the middle of the show with several bubbling brand owners in the scene to discuss the state of the industry, what strains and flavors consumers are reaching for these days, some of the biggest hurdles moving from the traditional market into recreational, hardest lessons scaling from basement traps into legit facilities, and so much more.
The guests in order are: Chocolate and Mike from Hytek/The Refinery, John, Aaron, and Rob from Eastside Alchemy, Joey from Yeti Stash, Chris from Tip Top Crop, Aaron from Premier Farms, Chris from Ghostbudsters Farm, and Brandon from Voyage Bloom.
Some of the hot takes from this pod include the recent customer preference for quality indoor smalls over top-shelf outdoor, how to continue navigating the “Candy Wave,” deciding what strains from your grow should be washed into rosin, what strains should be vaped versus dabbed, and why growing OG cuts like Headband aren’t for the faint of heart, but worth preserving in any legal market if not for Michigan’s deep connection to iconic varieties like Motorbreath.
For those that have been curious about what the top players in the Michigan 🍃 industry have been going through, celebrating, cultivating, and looking forward to in terms of hype new strains, you can’t miss a single interview from this historic competition in the Motor City.
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I love your energy and your the overall operations here in the 313 Chocolate, but I’m confused why you didn’t enter the Project 4516 x Motorbreathe in the Propet Doinks Gas Cup. You guys entered alleged Candy Gas which wasn’t gassy especially for a gas cup. You should definitely enter that into a Proper Doinks Gas Cup. 🙌🏽💯
Hyteks Ridgeline Lantz cut they grew is fire. Smokin smokin right now!
Wake and baking to these vids is a whole different vibe 😊
The refinery is the best dispensary around. He’s not joking. They get the best fire for the best price. Just wish they had a Veteran discount 🙂
Keep Michigan free of Sharia law or you will loose all these great companies.
My dogggHDK premier flower real craft cannabis
Exotic Matter / Yeti Stash is good shit man. Love that they dont shy away from the outdoor.
monopoly melts is offically in MICHIGAN
Headband is the most pineiest gassiest flower i ever had in my life. So much it mad me nauseous. Extremely lemon pine gas. It was too gassy. There is not another strain on earth that gassy
You got mix the hytek permanent maker with head stash and touch of Los Marta in a natural ultra thin loose leaf
We need Merlin's Dream being made and I'll sell the fuck out of that.
Z w 41 is a Big Move thats PIFFY ASF Oh Wait MY CROP TOOO HAHAHAHAHA LETS GO
Smoking on guava marker!!!
Enter the hash hole
Hidden traits
crouching environmental factors
🥷🌱 🧬 🌄 🐉 🐅
only 3 of these guys not wearing hats
Got my a zip of Candy purple label from Jk Distro 🖖🔥💨🫠🍭😈
Listening for a second time. Lots of good market strategy info in the episode. Gracias!
⛽️ is 🤴
I've been fuckin with hytek since 2023 the ice cream cake was nice
Tip top is the the best hands down , true craft and always fresh
Hytek in Ohio!
I want to move to Michigan lol
Yo Yo Mi Cannabis Familia!
Being from the 🇬🇧 cheese is one of my fave strains 👊🏾
@chocolate can take over any state with the prices and quality they bring. The refinery has straight gas for 25 a g on the rosin