Getting your Michigan Manicupality to opt-in

However, you may be struggling to get your municipality to go forward with the new Michigan marijuana laws.

Make sure to bring up these points at the next city council meeting, or even use them to write in your own Michigan marijuana opt-in.

Until December of 2021, the only recreational licenses which may be obtained, are by those already licensed in the state for medical purposes. This means many establishments would simply have to hang an additional license, in order to be considered a recreational establishment.

So what is the bonus? How does this benefit the municipality? Additionally, how do I hear a “yes” when asking the municipality to opt-in?

Tax revenue! A medical establishment doesn’t pay the taxes a recreational establishment does. This creates more funding for the many needed improvements where we all live. A handful of the first recreational establishments saw sales of $3 million dollars in a mere two weeks! That’s $180,000 for the 6% state sales tax, and another $300,000 in excised tax. Excised tax money goes directly to the community’s general fund for the support of the general operating budget. The use of this revenue is unrestricted.