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Michigan: Pot-ential Boon? Lawmakers take major step to legitimize marijuana industry

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Free Vulcan:
Eight years after voters approved the use of medical marijuana, Michigan lawmakers have agreed to a regulatory framework for the commercial growing and selling of marijuana to qualified patients.

The state’s marijuana advocates have split over the design of the system, with opponents sharply critical of what they view as an over-regulation of the industry that will further incentivize the underground market.

But supporters say it’s hard to overstate the significance of setting up a legal industry around medical marijuana that allows for regulated growing operations, retail storefronts and generally safer access to quality product for patients.

The three-bill package (HBs 4209, 4210, 4827) signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on Sept. 21 deals with the growing, processing, transporting and selling of medical marijuana; allows for edible forms of the drug; and sets up a statewide tracking system for distribution...

Read more: https://mibiz.com/item/24071-pot-ential-boon-michigan-lawmakers-take-major-step-to-legitimize-marijuana-industry

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