The Fire Station Cannabis Company stands out in Michigan's competitive cannabis market with a string of awards, including 14 Michigan Green State honors and rankings as a top U.S. employer for cannabis retailers. This Upper Peninsula pioneer opened its largest location yet in Menominee in February 2025, drawing visitors with expansive showrooms and community events. Shoppers praise its vast selection and service, reflecting broader shifts in Midwest cannabis culture since legalization.
Pioneering Retail in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Michigan voters approved recreational cannabis on November 6, 2018, making the state the first in the Midwest to legalize it and the 10th nationwide. State-licensed sales started in December 2019, and The Fire Station became the Upper Peninsula's inaugural recreational retailer that year. Its Menominee site, at 3101 10th St., features the chain's biggest budroom and sales floor across ten locations, enhancing the shopping experience in a region where access once lagged behind urban centers.
Awards underscore its dominance: Best Companies Group and Cannabis Business Times named it the fifth-best cannabis retailer to work for in the U.S. in 2023. Michigan Green State granted 14 awards in 2022, such as Best Retailer for a Beginner and Best Recreational Retailer. The Mining Journal's Best of the Best crowned it the Upper Peninsula's top cannabis shop, while its Camp Cannabis festival won Best Local Festival.
Community Ties and Cultural Impact
Beyond sales, The Fire Station integrates into local life. Its Marquette County outlet has held the top spot for four years, thanks to competitive prices, standout service, and broad product ranges. The 2022 Camp Cannabis event, with acts like Sublime with Rome and The Floozies, set a record as Michigan's largest cannabis consumption gathering by square footage.
The chain earned Gold Status in Michigan's Social Equity All-Star Program, one of the first Upper Peninsula retailers to do so. These efforts address stigma and promote informed use, aligning with legalization's goal of regulated access over prohibition's black-market risks.
Standout Products for Diverse Needs
Visitors to Menominee encounter premium options like Peninsula Gardens Ice Cream Cake Premium Flower, an indica-dominant hybrid from Wedding Cake and Gelato #33, noted for creamy vanilla and dough flavors with frosty trichomes. Wyld THC:CBN Indica Enhanced Elderberry Gummies, top sellers nationwide, deliver 5mg THC and 2.5mg CBN per piece for sleep support.
Wojo Live Rosin Disposable Vaporizers (0.5g) offer terpene-rich hybrids: Sundae Driver at 83.28% THC, Malibu Marsha at 87.27% THC, and Orange Cake at 80.52% THC. These emphasize live rosin's entourage effects over basic distillates.
Ten Locations Serve Michigan Shoppers
The Fire Station operates ten sites with in-store shopping and curbside pickup:
- Hannahville: W. 365 US HWY 2, Suite 200, Harris, MI 49845; 906-723-2222; Sun-Wed 9am-10pm EST, Thu-Sat 9am-1am EST.
- Houghton: 906 Razorback Dr., Houghton, MI 49931; 906-523-5795; daily 8am-8pm EST.
- Iron River: 229 N. 4th Avenue, Suite B, Iron River, MI 49935; 906-214-7857; daily 8am-9pm CST.
- Ironwood: 507 N. Lake St., Ironwood, MI 49938; 906-364-7073; daily 9am-9pm CST.
- Ishpeming: 611 Palms Ave., Ishpeming, MI 49849; 906-204-2195; daily 9am-9pm EST.
- Marquette: 351 W. Washington St., Marquette, MI 49855; 906-273-1211; daily 9am-9pm EST.
- Menominee: 3101 10th St., Menominee, MI 49858; 906-352-4149; daily 9am-9pm EST.
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