MI dossier
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A large adult-use market operates with municipal opt-in, a parallel medical programme and a licensed hemp sector.
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Michigan licenses adult-use and medical cannabis through a state agency, with municipalities choosing whether to allow each licence type. Home cultivation is permitted within limits. Hemp is licensed through the state agriculture department with sampling and testing requirements.
Because municipal opt-in is granular, the same licence class can be available in one township and unavailable in the next.
Retail siting depends on mapping municipal decisions rather than on state licence availability. Hemp processors should maintain lot-level test records for products crossing into retail.
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The initiated ordinance follows two 2025 votes that set the cap at nine, a July ruling that freed up a ninth license, and lawsuits from companies that say they are ready to open.
A consent order with the Cannabis Regulatory Agency ends the company's challenge to the denial of its retail license renewal, which the agency based on a history of regulatory noncompliance across four businesses.
The bill, introduced Oct. 28 and sent to the House Appropriations Committee, would suspend the tax for a year starting only if it becomes law; the tax brought in about 35% of projections in the first half of 2026.
The tax brought in $73.4 million in the first half of 2026, about 35% of projections, per the State Budget Office; it stays in effect unless lawmakers act, and repeal bills are also pending.
Police say officers found more than 200 pounds of marijuana in a U-Haul truck after a chase.
State data show sales down from $250.91 million in September 2025, with the average retail price of an ounce of flower also lower than a year earlier.
A proposed ordinance on the ballot in the St. Joseph County township near the Indiana border would bar both existing shops and any future ones.
A Michigan court has determined that a marijuana cultivator violated environmental laws by destroying protected wetlands to build a cultivation facility.
A hearing on Nov. 24 will determine civil penalties and other relief after the 30th Circuit Court sided with the state in its suit against Bliss Corporate Inc., according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office.
The agency said the company violated state laws and numerous processor rules; the orders took effect Sept. 24.
State budget officials reported the six-month total was below even revised estimates. Bills to repeal the tax remain in committee, and the tax has become an issue in the race for governor.
In People v. Wilkins, the court said officers need probable cause to believe a criminal amount of marijuana or evidence of a crime is in the vehicle. Michigan State Police have told officers the rule would similarly apply to other civil infractions.
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