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…

If you live in Michigan, ask your state legislators to support automatic expungement for low-level marijuana offenses. For decades, marijuana prohibition destroyed lives and harmed communities in Michigan. Fortunately, voters said enough is enough and passed Prop 1 last year. As the state now moves forward with implementing a legal marijuana market, we must take steps to undo past injustices and support those who have been most impacted by punitive marijuana laws. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has publicly…

Last week, the Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued emergency rules signed by Gov. Whitmer to guide the process of establishing a legal cannabis market for adults in Michigan. The new regulations include several forward-thinking provisions, including the creation of licenses for on-site cannabis consumption areas and temporary events, so long as they are permitted by the local town or city government. The guidelines also address how the agency will work to promote participation in the cannabis industry…

As the state’s medical marijuana program undergoes significant changes and regulators take steps to implement the voter-approved adult-use legalization initiative, the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency is asking the public the weigh in. The newly formed agency will hold its first meeting on Thursday, June 13 at 9:30 a.m. in the Williams Building, located at 525 W. Ottawa Street in Lansing. If you are unable to attend the hearing in person, the event will be livestreamed on the state’s Licensing…