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Michigan House Passes 24% Wholesale Cannabis Excise Tax
On September 25, 2025, the Michigan House of Representatives passed the Comprehensive Road Funding Tax Act (HB 4951), imposing a new 24% excise tax at wholesale on adult-use cannabis transfers to retailers, including vertically integrated transfers valued at the “average wholesale price.” The tax would begin January 1, 2026, with revenues largely dedicated to local road funds.
Varnum Secures Dismissal of DOJ Charges Against Cory Mann
Following last fall’s dismissal of four significant felony wire fraud charges against Varnum client Cory Mann, the remaining criminal charges against the Detroit area businessman were dismissed recently after a lengthy hearing in which the Federal Judge determined there was widespread prosecutorial misconduct and grand jury abuse in the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division investigation and prosecution.
Varnum Client Avoids Prison Following Embezzlement, Tax Evasion Charges
In a departure from sentencing in tax cases nationwide, Varnum attorney Eric Nemeth helped a Detroit area businessman avoid federal prison after the client admitted to embezzling more than $10 million from his family-owned company – and failing to claim the income – in order to fuel an opioid addiction.
Varnum Secures Dismissal of Federal Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud Charges Prior to Trial
Victory was secured for a Varnum client after the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division (DOJ) dropped criminal charges following a 33-month investigation and two weeks before trial was scheduled to begin, a rarity in government-led litigations. In total, the Varnum team has secured the dismissal of four significant felony charges since the original DOJ indictment was filed in December 2020.
Articulating the Role of EMS in America’s Healthcare System
The realm of emergency medical services (EMS) plays a vital role in the domain of healthcare by providing timely and critical care to those in need. Few would disagree with that premise. Innocently, however, there is a profound assertion being made here; EMS serves to function as a member of the healthcare community, not the public safety community.
Varnum Partner Will Thompson Elected to Detroit Bar Association Board of Directors
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zipForm 101: Getting Started with Transactions
BY WILLIAM THOMPSON, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY Transactions (zipForm Edition) is the preferred transaction management system of NJ Realtors®. This Member Benefit includes the ability to create, fill out, and save all forms in the NJ Realtors® Library of Forms, access to unlimited e-Signature transactions, and more. Accessing zipForm NJ Realtors® has a single-sign-on integration with zipForm ensuring you only need one set of credentials for all NJ Realtors® benefits.
Wendell and Wild is sumptuous and carnivalesque, as wonderfully macabre as it is frenzied
By William Thompson, Second Year, Film and English Nominally, the headline double act in this new Netflix animation is comedy duo Keegan Michael Key and Jordan Peele who feature in the film as the titular fictional pair, Wendell and Wild. However, perhaps the more intriguing team-up here is that of Peele, who’s arguably more famous now as one of the most hallowed names in horror cinema, and Henry Selick, cult stop-motion magician, best known for his extraordinarily inventive style.
Create program is example of infrastructure planning done right: Letter to the Editor
Crain’s Editorial Board says Chicago is at a disadvantage for securing federal infrastructure dollars, due to poor coordination among various levels of government and private enterprise. From the perspective of the passenger and freight rail industries, which move hundreds of thousands of commuters and intercity passengers every day, along with 25% of all U.S. freight rail traffic through the region, exemplary partnerships do exist.
By William Thompson, First Year, English Literature & Film Whilst, long ago, Ealing Studios ruled the roost when it came to British comedies, nowadays, it seems that the healthiest source of crowd-pleasing British comedies stems from ‘true events’, with Eddie the Eagle (2016) and Pride (2014)both drawing on instances where life has uncannily imitated films about underdogs and community spirit.
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