Northwest Ohio residents have made the trek into Michigan for years to buy recreational marijuana.
But soon, it could be illegal in Ohio to have or smoke marijuana that wasn’t legally grown in the state.
If enacted, Ohioans will only be allowed to possess and use marijuana legally grown or purchased in Ohio. The bill says marijuana purchased from other states, including Michigan, will be be treated as contraband.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a new 24% tax on marijuana sales between producers and dispensaries, saying the measure will help fund her administration’s long-promised effort to repair the state’s crumbling roads.
The tax, which applies to wholesale marijuana transactions, is expected to generate roughly $420 million annually — money that will go toward Whitmer’s $1.8 billion road-funding plan.
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After decades of regulation that stood in direct opposition to the will of many American voters -- and the majority Michigan voters since 2008 -- the DEA plans to eliminate its strict federal prohibition on marijuana.
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