- Michigan’s young marijuana industry is in a state of flux amid low prices, a new wholesale tax and a proposal to limit the number of pot shops in the state
- Bridge Michigan hosted a virtual panel discussion on the state of the marijuana industry in Michigan
- If you missed it, you can view the discussion on this page
Michigan’s marijuana industry is young but maturing and will survive today’s trying times amid a new wholesale tax, stubbornly low prices, pushback from voters in some communities and a proposal to limit the number of marijuana businesses that can operate in the state.
That was one message from a quartet of panelists for Bridge Michigan’s latest Lunch Break discussion series on Wednesday.
Bridge regional editor Justin Hinkley moderated the discussion on the state of the marijuana industry in Michigan with panelists Nathan Joyal, an assistant professor at Northern Michigan University, Jaime Ballew Zerbe of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, Jamie Lowell, an advocate who helped write the ballot proposal that legalized marijuana in Michigan, and Al Williams, president of the Detroit Cannabis Industry Association.
If you missed the discussion, you can watch it here:
Bridge’s monthly Lunch Break series focuses on timely topics facing our state. Previous events have discussed things to do in a Michigan winter, the education crisis in Michigan, the collapse of the whitefish population in the lower Great Lakes, Michigan summer tourism, the changing landscape of deer hunting in the state, spending of Michigan’s opioid settlement funds, solutions to gun violence in Michigan, Michigan’s population crisis, youth mental health in Michigan and the legacy of the automotive industry on the state’s environment and economy.
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