Michigan Sheriff Running For Governor Pledges To Repeal Marijuana Tax Increase

Michigan Sheriff Running For Governor Pledges To Repeal Marijuana Tax Increase

“We cannot balance state budgets on the backs of one industry. Excessive taxation drives consumers back to the illicit market and shrinks the legal one.” By Katherine Dailey, Michigan Advance Genesee County Sheriff and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Swanson came out strongly in opposition to the 24 percent cannabis tax passed as a part of the Fiscal Year 2026 budget to pay for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) plan to fund road repairs state…

Michigan’s 24% Cannabis Tax Fight Becomes Constitutional Showdown With Billions at Stake

LANSING — What began as a plan to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads is rapidly turning into one of the most consequential legal battles in the state’s cannabis era — a case that could redefine not only how marijuana is taxed, but how much power lawmakers have to alter voter-approved laws. At the center of the dispute is Michigan’s controversial 24% wholesale marijuana tax, now being challenged in court by industry groups that argue the state overst…

Michigan Marijuana Industry Files Second Lawsuit Over 24% Wholesale Tax

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Michigan’s marijuana industry has filed a second lawsuit challenging the state’s new 24% wholesale marijuana tax, arguing that the way the levy is structured results in an unlawful tax on top of a tax. The lawsuit was filed Friday in the Michigan Court of Claims by marijuana grower Mitten Distro X LLC, retailer Refine Michigan Co. and the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association. Unlike a previ…

Michigan Marijuana Industry Files Second Lawsuit Over 24% Tax

The lawsuit argues that the taxing structure set up by the state compounds the levies on marijuana and overinflates a state sales tax constitutionally required to stay at or below 6%.