Judge rules new24% cannabis tax can remain in place

Judge won’t halt new marijuana wholesale excise tax, industry officials plan to appeal

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Industry officials say the fight isn’t over, after the Michigan Court of Claims this week denied a preliminary injunction that would have blocked a 24% wholesale marijuana tax before it takes effect January 1, 2026. Cannabis manufacturers and retailers across the state and in the Coldwater area claim the new 24% wholesale excise tax on top of the 10% retail price excise tax and 6% sales tax would give the state one of the …

Michigan’s new pot tax still a go after judge denies injunction to block it

A Court of Claims judge has declined to block a 24% wholesale tax on Michigan’s marijuana less than a month before it’s scheduled to go into effect but allowed the cannabis industry’s challenge to the tax to proceed.

Judge rules new24% cannabis tax can remain in place

A decision came Monday, weeks after the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association filed a suit against the 24% tax, which was part of the state's new budget it passed in November. The tax would raise $420 million for new road construction.

Michigan judge allows new marijuana tax to stand for now

The Court of Claims ruling allows the new 24% wholesale tax on cannabis products to go into effect Jan. 1.

Michigan judge denies cannabis industry request for injunction to block new wholesale marijuana tax

Photo via iStock/Getty Images PlusA group of cannabis industry advocates were unable to convince a Michigan Court of Claims judge that they would face irreparable harm if a new 24% wholesale tax on marijuana went into effect to fund the state’s future road repairs. In an opinion issued Monday, Court of Claims Judge Sima Patel said she was denying a request for a preliminary injunction from the plaintiffs in Holistic Research Group Inc./Michigan …

Michigan's 24% tax on marijuana will go into effect after judge's ruling

Michigan's 24% tax on marijuana will go into effect at the start of 2026 after a Court of Claims judge denied a request for an injunction.Judge Sima Patel issued the ruling which reads in part, "The Court finds insupportable plaintiffs argument in 25-160 that the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA) is the sole method by which to tax regulated marijuana in Michigan and that the 24% wholesale excise tax could only be enacted …