Michigan’s marijuana industry is struggling with low prices and can’t absorb a 32% wholesale tax to fund road repairs, industry leaders say.
Michigan marijuana
Posted inQuality of Life
Marijuana sales near $10 billion in Michigan, a few years after legalization
In just over five years, Michigan’s legal marijuana industry is nearing cumulative sales of over $10 billion. But rising demand has been more than met with supply and prices are at their lowest ever.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
As marijuana stigma fades, 1 in 4 older Michiganders say they use pot
A national poll finds that Michiganders 50 years or older are more likely than their counterparts in other states to turn to cannabis products. They also are more likely to report signs of addiction.
Posted inMichigan Government
As medical marijuana shrinks, Michigan mulls ‘clean merge’ with recreational
Michigan’s medical and recreational marijuana industries are currently governed by two separate sets of regulations. A bipartisan group of lawmakers believes it’s time for a “clean merge” that keeps benefits for medical users and reduces business burdens.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Ohio helps make Michigan No. 1 in weed sales — but perhaps not for long
Ohio is expected to approve its first recreational marijuana retailers, possibly this month, a move that could cut into profits at the dozens of Michigan retailers who have targeted the Ohio market for customers.
Posted inTalent & Education
Marijuana hospitalizing Michigan kids at ‘worrisome’ rate after legalization
Unintentional marijuana use is spiking among young children, while the district is dealing with hundreds of incidents involving weed and vape pens.
Posted inTalent & Education
Marijuana edibles, vape pens in Michigan schools prompt calls for reform
Pot use for students isn’t new. But Michigan school leaders say they worry about students using vapes or marijuana edibles.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan cannabis shops could make more money when weed is reclassified
The U.S. is recommending that marijuana be reclassified as a less dangerous drug, and that could mean cannabis shops could make more money.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan local governments getting $87 million from marijuana sales
Funds from recreational marijuana sales mean big funding boosts for Michigan communities that embraced the industry.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan’s marijuana industry jolted by Ohio legalization, local vote defeats
Michigan marijuana retailers got bad news this week when voters in four metro Detroit communities opposed new stores in their communities while Ohio voters approved recreational marijuana — a decision that could eventually hurt pot shops in southern Michigan.