The MiCIA joins legal proceedings brought against the State of Michigan and Michigan Treasury Department by the Holistic Research Group, a licensed cultivator and processor located in Harrison Township, filed a similar lawsuit and is seeking a preliminary injunction to block implementation of the tax while the legal case plays out. Both lawsuits were consolidated into one.
Oral arguments have been scheduled for the motion for preliminary injunction on Tuesday, November 25th at 11AM at the Michigan Court of Appeals in Detroit.
Michigan lawmakers unveiled and approved a long-awaited budget that makes funding cuts to many state agencies while allocating an extra $1.1 billion to the Michigan Department of Transportation, which is responsible for fixing state roads and bridges, supported by a 24 percent wholesale tax on cannabis.
Shortly after 3 a.m. on Oct. 3, after days of protests and lobbying and arm twisting for and against the measure, the Senate voted 19-17 to impose the wholesale tax. The House earlier passed the same legislation on Sept. 25, meaning the controversial bill now goes to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her signature.
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