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Legal cannabis allows residents of Michigan to have a safe, regulated option to use cannabis while also paying for programs that strengthen the place they live.

Cannabis arrests in Michigan dropped by 98% since legalization, but now lawmakers are trying to undo that progress.

In 2018, Michigan voters approved regulating cannabis similarly to alcohol. But Michigan is now taxing cannabis exponentially more than alcohol.

The Michigan Senate voted 19-17 to add a crushing 24% wholesale cannabis tax on top of Michigan’s existing 16% tax at retail.

The Michigan House of Representatives voted to add an oppressive new 24% wholesale tax to cannabis, which is already taxed at 16% at retail.

Cannabis is already taxed at a far higher rate than alcohol.

The Michigan Legislature is considering bills that would allow law enforcement to administer roadside oral fluid tests and arrest people solely for a positive test.

Cannabis reform progress is facing threats across the country

Click here to send a message to your state senator. Earlier this month, the Michigan House of Representatives passed legislation to create a simple process for people to expunge marijuana convictions from their records. A package of bills that includes marijuana expungement is expected to receive a vote in the Senate during the first week of December. Please send a message to your state senator urging them to vote in favor of allowing expungement for past marijuana convictions.Gov. Gretchen Whitmer…

Regulators have announced December 1 as the first day of adult-use sales Big news! Starting next month, Michiganders will be able to legally purchase marijuana from regulated businesses. Yesterday, officials with the Marijuana Regulatory Agency announced that a “dozen or so” existing medical marijuana dispensaries will be authorized to open their doors and sell a portion of their supply to adults 21 and older on December 1. It’s been just over a year since voters approved Proposal 1, which ended…