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New Michigan Marijuana Tax Could Shutter Businesses And Actually Reduce The State’s Cannabis Revenue, Industry Says

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9 months ago

October 12, 2025

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“If you put more tax burdens in these companies … they will start leaving business. If there are no more business in this industry, who go to collect taxes?”

Kyle Davidson will advance Michigan

When the national budget negotiations came nearby, members of the Democratic-LED Senate and the Republic houses were able to achieve additional financing for road repair, attracted many discussions through a plan: Collection of additional taxes in marijuana.

Hundreds of people He appeared against the Cannabis Industry Proposal Last week, gathering Capitol grass and building rooms, legislators worked to end the State Budget.

While protected by the policy on both sides of the corridor, some legislators were very bipartids.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (d) put the feather tax on Tuesday, the future of the law has already been challenged Michigan Cannabis Industry Association presents complaint on the same dayAccording to misrepresenting the law, the law initiated by the voters agreed to legalize Marijuana in 2018.

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According to the new policy, on January 1, 2026, the marijuana is planned to be the first sale or transfer between a business and a shop. If a seller has been cultivated or processed by his marijuana, the Michigan Treasury department will receive a tax for sale by sale and processes of marijuana based on wholesale price.

Denise Pollicella, Omnus Law, a lawyer who works with customers in the Cannabis industry, said that the tax will be managed, the rate for companies that produce retail products, to differentiate the department of the Treasury established by the law.

The use of adult tax use in the industry, not applied to CBD, hemp or medical marijuana products.

However, Pollicell stressed that the tax will touch each part of the industry, as marijuana businesses have risen prices to compensate for additional tax.

If the price of recreation marijuana is significantly increased to cover the price of the tax, the time consumers will reach more expensive in the black market to get marijuana, Pollicella said

“It is one of the greatest complaints and concerns in the cannabis industry since Michigan, essentially not to stop marijuana traffic, or because teeth should be judged by prosecutors,” Pollicellell said.

The unregulated market in Michigan was never going, Pollicella said, even if it will shrink and reduce customers to better alternatives, such as safe and accessible marijuana.

“They are always two things we have struggled and accessible, the lab is tested, so you know that it is not fentanyl or cat hair or mold, you know,” Pollicella said. “And so it is accessible, so a person who wants to try, can be included in a commercial commercial trade facility in a commercial municipality, with a safe and experiencing experience and access to a variety of marijuana products.

In a Michigan progress email, Danny Wimmer said the General Lawyer’s Spokesperson.

“The criminal statutes that protect the inhabitants of these practices are noticeable,” Michigan calls Michigan regulations and tax reasons is not enough to punish illegal growth operations and in incompatible with the legal lawsuit of the current legal marijuana.

The department also knows that international criminal organizations are traveling to Michigan specifically due to the law of State Laws, Wimmer said.

Aside from black market concerns, Pollicella also expressed a tax burden caused by marijuana business.

“If you put more tax burden on these companies, and there are no permission to renew licenses, start going out of business,” Pollicell said. “If there are more businesses in this industry, who collect taxes to collect taxes?”

Marijuana is illegal at the federal level, which marijuana business owners are banned by taking advantage of tax breaks to save the cost of goods. Pollicellell explained that this exception helps grow and process facilities that retailers are taking on his chin.

Federal laws also receive protection against marijuana businesses and have insurance rates that charge other businesses, Pollicellell said.

In addition, the state charges 10 percent tax collected in the store with a sales tax on 6% of the state.

“Retail facilities are very thin margins right now,” Pollicella said. “I have a lot of customers who are small operators, and others may not have five financial scale, they don’t make a big scale to bear this.

On taxes, the industry already pays statue and license rates, Pollicella said marijuana businesses also have $ 100,000 fees and fines that can be fined regulation fees and fines.

“It’s very expensive to be in this industry and have a license,” Pollicell said. “Houses and the Senate passed this bill, knowing what’s the burden of industry or not having curiosity to know what kind of this industry was responsible for what it was.”

Impact

Jerry Millen is owned by the greenhouse of the lake of the wall, the first medical and recreation of the County County of Oakland. The store plays a more mature customer, Millel said he was an average of 44 years old.

“We respond to the elderly. We have a lot of young people who come every day,” Millel said.

In a conversation with advancement on Tuesday, Millen retreated only by playing new taxes “regattas” and “Weedheads”, emphasizing marijuana medicinal plants.

“I see them with the main or with arthritic pain. I work with cancer patients,” said Millen. “This product has been seen as a medicine for 15 years, and I would not believe myself. I didn’t first start, until I saw it and until I met people.”

Millen had an excessive 24 percent tax while taking the state money, who does not know the prices for customers who know the tax.

Imagine purchases with 16 percent of marijuana tax on your receipt, and then next one percentage on your bill, said Milel.

“You will lose your self,” he said.

However, 24% tax will not appear in the receipt, which hides the cost behind the store, Millel said.

Kevin May, in Manchester Cannabis, Michigan, Michigan, said. He said that there is no cost to eat the cost, leave the dispensaries and collect the customer cost and spend the cost to the customer.

Pollicella, Millen and all can agree, in terms of new tax, the customer will feel influence.

“That’s not growing or disrespecting, they’re not doing anything yet. However, because the industry is struggling, because he is overseeing people,” he said.

Although patients with a medical marijuana card should not provide a 10 percentage of marijuana sales, Millel said many people have managed to remove their card by legalizing Marijuana play in the state. He warned that the price 24% of the price needed to achieve what they need some marijuana patients.

Millel said that his older customers are not types of black market, a black heating market creates worries for those with minors.

“Those who are against marijuana should also have a problem with this, in the end of the day, the marijuana is legal, it will be sold,” Millel said. “But now that he can respect black markets, which means that your child will probably be safe to have safe products that will be safe. So you should also go against this tax.”

New taxes will also cost people jobs, Millel said: “Mother and pop” breeders, processors and dispensers threaten to get out of business.

47,000 State Cannabis Industry Jobs Approximately 40,000 others that help protect the industry, accountants, lawyers, tax preparers, real estate developers and full bank divisions.

May and Pollicella did not agree that taxes would fully declare the industry within the state, as he agreed that it would lead to the consolidation of the industry.

“There are also some people in this industry: Most of this industry still haven’t returned money,” Pollicell said, underlining tax rises that people will cost people to find jobs.

People placed in the short term can still find people to find jobs to receive successful companies and work in the market left in the market.

Although taxes on taxes can escape customers in communities in the border of the prices, they may agree that people who buy Michigan’s grass with the cheapest national prices.

In limits like Ohio, prices are still high, the product is not sold in high quality and rare quantities.

“I still think the border shops go to Boom,” he said. “If you’re weak and don’t work properly and after your costs are in line, you will have a big problem now.”

This story first published Michigan progress.

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cbdMD welcomes White House call for fair treatment of hemp-derived products

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15 hours ago

June 29, 2026

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cbdMD welcomes the Administration’s call for Congress to ensure fair treatment of hemp-derived products under federal law and calls for immediate action to revise hemp regulations to ensure fair treatment of hemp products under federal law.

In a letter to congressional leadership this week, the White House Office of Management and Budget identified hemp reform as a priority strongly supported by the Administration. The petition calls on Congress to ensure fair treatment of hemp-derived products by maintaining access to appropriate full-spectrum CBD products, and by maintaining Congress’ intent to reduce products that pose health risks. The administration also urged Congress to pass a responsible federal framework or at least extend the current implementation period to give lawmakers time to get policy right. The request builds on the president’s previous public statements urging lawmakers to protect access to full-spectrum CBD products that millions of Americans rely on.

“We are encouraged to see the administration so clearly championing the responsible, scientific hemp products that consumers depend on every day,” said Ronan Kennedy, CEO of cbdMD. “cbdMD has always believed that the future of this category is built on quality, transparency, and clear rules that separate them from bad actors. A federal framework that protects consumer access, promotes safety, and provides certainty to companies that provide certainty is what this industry and the people it serves deserve. We applaud the policymakers who are working to achieve this outcome.”

“We believe CbdMD is purpose-built for this next phase of the market,” added Kennedy. “Our focus remains on serving our customers with reliable and effective products, supporting responsible regulation and building long-term value for our shareholders as the category continues to evolve. Along the way, we will continue to evaluate the opportunities this evolving environment holds.”

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Applications For Missouri Marijuana Microbusiness Licenses Will Open Next Month

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June 29, 2026

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“We have a lot of tutorials, and we also provide a step-by-step guide. Anyone could sit down and make the app. I don’t think it’s challenging.”

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent

Application window win one of Missouri’s 77 micro-business marijuana licenses through a lottery selection it will be open from July 13 to 27.

The selection lottery is scheduled for Sept. 9, and the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation expects to issue licenses in December, according to a press release issued Monday.

Microbusinesses are marijuana facility licenses issued to entities and individuals designed to allow marginalized or underrepresented people to legally participate in the marijuana market.

Lesley Turek, the division’s capital manager, has been traveling the state this month to educate people about the application process.

“I really feel that microenterprise graduates are, first and foremost, a community of people who help each other,” he said. “They’re the ones who are driving this program forward, so I’m looking forward to meeting new people and sharing as much as I can about the program. It’s a great program.”

Much of what is being worked on is the new rules that went into effect at the end of May…In 2024 the proposed cannabis regulators will remove a large number of licences Because of unconstitutional property deals.

The new rules, he said, allow regulators to conduct extensive scrutiny before licensing, rather than after. Furthermore, they give a more in-depth explanation of what it means to “have and operate the majority” of the License, which is a requirement in the Constitution.

Regulators are mandated to communicate directly with majority owners and require applicants to complete a compliance course before applying and after receiving a license.

The microbusiness program was passed by voters in the 2022 constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana.

In Missouri, there are seven categories in which people can qualify for a micro-business license, ranging from lower income or living in an area considered poor, to past arrests or incarcerations related to marijuana offenses.

Applicants pay a $1,500 application fee if not selected. The Missouri Lottery will select 77 license applicants to open dispensaries or cultivation facilities. The goal is to fill the remaining gaps in the minimum 144 micro-business licenses mandated by the Constitution.

Turek believes the application is relatively simple and something people can complete on their own, unlike the much more complicated application for comprehensive licenses.

“We have a lot of tutorials, and we also offer a step-by-step guide,” he said. “Anyone can sit down and do the app. I don’t think it’s a challenge.”

The part that most people often don’t understand is everything that comes with owning a marijuana facility.

“It’s very expensive, it’s very regulated, and so it’s challenging,” he said. “I want to make sure people have a clear understanding beforehand so they can make a good decision whether they want to apply for this program.”

A big part of his presentation was that the majority of the licenses should be owned by and eligible people. They must have more than 50 percent of the authority to direct the decisions made with the license.

“It’s more than a percentage of ownership,” he said. “It’s really about being able to have that control over it.”

It also talks about the designated contact, and why in the new rule the regulators will require that the designated contact be the applicant or the eligible person with the majority of ownership.

The designated liaison role was conceived as a way to ensure clear communication between the state and licensees.

Instead, state regulators discovered it many named contacts have kept real applicants in the dark about business and licensing. Applicants are locked into agreements that limit their voting power and profits in the business.

That’s why the state now requires pre-application training, a three-video online course to ensure applicants understand “potentially predatory practices,” regulators said in response to public comments during the rulemaking process.

The press release It says those who need help with eligibility requirements or application forms can contact the facility’s application services (email protected).

Educational dissemination events for micro-enterprises

Personal forums:
June 22 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm – Kansas City

Webinars:
June 24 – from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m
June 29 – from 18:00 to 20:00

Registration is required for in-person and virtual sessions. Interested participants can register at Microenterprise education. Additional information on the microenterprise program is available here cannabis.mo.gov.

Those requiring assistance with eligibility requirements or application forms may contact Facilities Application Services at (email protected).

This story was first published by the Missouri Independent.

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RAND estimates Indiana adult-use cannabis could yield $180M in annual revenue

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2 days ago

June 28, 2026

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Two new RAND reports commissioned by the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation outline the policy options and financial commitments facing Indiana as the state debates whether to change its cannabis laws amid restrictions across the country.

Reports show that 44% of Indiana residents live within 50 miles of a licensed dispensary in a neighboring state, and 96% live within 100 miles, as three of Indiana’s four states have legalized adult-use cannabis. At the same time, intoxicating hemp products containing the same psychoactive compound as marijuana are available at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores throughout Indiana with limited oversight.

Cannabis use in Indiana has doubled in the past decade, with a significant increase among adults 26 and older. RAND estimates that 1.3 million Hoosiers used cannabis in 2024 and spent $1.8 billion on marijuana products that year. Indiana recorded more than 13,000 cannabis-related arrests in 2024, with more than 90% for possession and more than 75% for non-cannabis related charges. The state spends $10 million to $20 million annually on cannabis law enforcement.

Rather than recommending a specific policy, the RAND reports outline four broad options: maintaining prohibition, reducing criminal penalties for possession, legalizing medical cannabis, or legalizing the adult recreational use market. Legalizing adult-use cannabis would generate about $180 million in annual state revenue, roughly 1 percent of the state’s general fund, well below some previous projections and less than half of the $385 million in combined cigarette and alcohol tax revenue Indiana will collect in 2025, according to the Indiana Department of Revenue.

Legalization would also entail significant upfront costs, and ongoing regulatory costs could reach the low tens of millions of dollars annually, outweighing the savings from reduced criminal justice spending. RAND identifies 14 policy considerations important to establishing legal markets, each with its own public health and state economic implications.