Legalizing recreational marijuana in Michigan could draw in far more tax revenue than what proponents have been advertising, according to a new analysis from the nonpartisan Senate Fiscal Agency. Should Michigan voters agree to legalize recreational marijuana — on the Nov. 6 ballot as Proposal 1 — the state could bring in up to $287.9 million in […]
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Marijuana and the midterms
Elections can hold significant consequences when it comes to the future of marijuana policy. In 2016 voters in California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada approved ballot initiatives legalizing adult marijuana use. While voters in Arkansas, Florida, Montana and North Dakota elected to either legalize or expand medical cannabis access. The outcome of the 2018 midterm elections will be […]
Michigan marijuana dispensaries get new deadline for approval, closure
Michigan’s emergency rules governing medical marijuana got tweaked again Monday, with the state imposing a Halloween deadline for dispensaries to either get a state license or be forced to shut down. That’s six weeks before the Dec. 15 deadline that regulators designated two weeks ago after a Court of Claims judge overruled the state’s plan to […]
Estimated tax haul from marijuana sales would grow to $134 million per year in Michigan
By the time Michigan’s recreational marijuana market is fully fleshed out, $134.5 million in tax revenues will be flowing into the state’s coffers annually. But there’s a big caveat: Michigan voters will first have to pass a ballot proposal on Nov. 6 to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. The figures for state tax revenues — […]
Michigan judge stops state from closing 98 medical pot businesses
Michigan Court of Claims Judge Stephen Borrello issued an injunction Thursday against the state’s new medical marijuana rules that would have resulted in the closure of 98 medical marijuana facilities in Michigan. The injunction — confirmed by Denise Policello, who filed the claim on behalf of Montro LLC — comes as some medical marijuana provisioning […]
New Poll Shows Strong Support For Legalizing Recreational Marijuana In Michigan
Michigan is poised to approve recreational marijuana on the November ballot, according to a new poll commissioned by local media outlets. Michigan voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use and use the taxes from sales to fund things like road initiatives and education funding. By a margin of 56.2 percent-38.0 percent, Michigan voters […]
98 Michigan medical marijuana dispensaries will have to shut down
Some medical marijuana dispensaries will get to stay open until Dec. 15, under new emergency rules adopted by the state Tuesday, while others will have to close. According to the new rules, about 108 medical marijuana dispensaries that have been operating while they’re waiting for the Medical Marijuana Licensing Board to consider their application for a license […]
Michigan Considers Medical Marijuana Home Deliveries
Medical marijuana patients could soon have their medicine delivered to their homes, under a proposed set of rules Michigan officials are considering. Home delivery of medical marijuana has only been possible in Michigan if a patient had a relationship with a caregiver. Now under a set of permanent rules the state is now considering adopting for the […]
Why these marijuana edibles are prohibited by Michigan regulators
For state regulators, not all pot pies are created equal. Fruit pies, like the All-American apple, beautiful blueberry and positively peach get the thumbs-up from the state Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs as confections that can carry the label of an acceptable medical marijuana-infused edible. But pumpkin, banana cream and lemon meringue got the bum’s […]
Lawmakers ask governor to halt scheduled shutdown of Michigan medical marijuana facilities
A group of Michigan legislators wants to prevent a scheduled shutdown of many of the state’s medical marijuana businesses. At issue, the band of nine Democrats and one Republican says, is a “significant backlog” of licensing applications from marijuana businesses, some of which applied prior to Feb. 15. Their letter to Gov. Rick Snyder and […]
Michigan approves medical marijuana testing labs
LANSING – The Michigan Medical Marijuana Licensing Board approved licenses for two testing facilities on Thursday, putting the last piece into the puzzle that will unlock the medical pot market in the state. The board approved a total of seven licenses last month, but none of them were for testing facilities, a necessary element for medical […]
Michigan Medical Marijuana Shops Won’t Get Licenses In Time For State Deadline
Next month some medical marijuana patients in Michigan may be caught in the lurch of regulatory chaos. It’s anticipated that many medical marijuana businesses in the state will have to shut their doors Sept. 15, as state officials impose a deadline for businesses to have new licenses issued under the state’s program. “You’re running a […]
Michigan Appeals Court Deems ‘Wet Marijuana’ Illegal In Setback
Medical marijuana caregivers and cultivators in Michigan can’t process their plants without breaking the law as a result of a Michigan Court of Appeals decision this month, according to cannabis lawyers. “Wet marijuana” — a loose term for the time between when a marijuana plant is cut and fully dried for consumption — is not covered by […]
Michigan awards first medical marijuana licenses
Michigan awarded its first medical marijuana licenses Thursday, launching what is expected to become a $700-million industry in the state. But the business owners won’t be able to operate for at least another month. Licenses were granted for four large grow operations in Chesaning, a dispensary and processor in Ann Arbor and a secure transport company […]
Michigan’s Recreational Marijuana Tax Would Be Lowest In The Nation If Legalized
Michigan could have some of the lowest tax rates on recreational marijuana in the nation if Michigan residents choose to legalize it at the polls in November. To date nine states have legalized marijuana use, each with their own approach to taxing the substance. The Michigan proposal would make recreational marijuana legal for those 21 and over, with […]
In Michigan, Some Marijuana Convictions Could Disappear If Voters Recreational Use
Untold thousands of Michiganders could be in line for a second chance if voters decide to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the Nov. 6 election. In some other states where recreational use of marijuana has been legalized, voters or lawmakers have decided to make it easier for people convicted of marijuana crimes to […]
Activists Secure Marijuana Legalization Measure on Michigan’s Ballot This November
Voters in Michigan have the chance in November to decide if their state will join the ranks of those that have legalized recreational marijuana. If passed, Michigan would join Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia in allowing recreational marijuana sales. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol spearheaded the effort […]
Michigan To Regulate CBD Oil Same As Cannabis
Michigan’s market for oil-based marijuana products will now be covered by medical marijuana laws, state regulators announced Thursday. The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs issued its first clarification of CBD oil, declaring that state laws allow for its sale to medical marijuana patients – as long as the oil comes from marijuana, not hemp. […]
