Being the first state in the Midwest to legalize the use of marijuana both legally and medically, Michiganders are not looking forward to a better state. However, voters shouldn’t expect that cannabis-based products and marijuana would be available in the streets across the state. Josh Hovey, spokesperson of the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol stated in a press release “The legalization of cannabis usage will end the unnecessary waste of law enforcement resources used to enforce the failed policy of prohibition while generating hundreds of millions of dollars each year for Michigan’s most essential needs.
The legalization of marijuana falls under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act. This measure would permit those who are 21 years old or older to possess marijuana publicly. Also included in the bill, people who fall under on the said age restriction are permitted to grow their own cannabis plant in their homes with no more than 12 plants. Moreover, people are only allowed to carry 2.5 ounces of marijuana publicly in locked containers. Plus, the law permits a 10-ounce limit of marijuana possession at residences.
After a ten year scuffle from the approval of using marijuana for medical purposes to use the cannabis plant in recreations, the State of Michigan and their fellow citizens are now looking brighter than ever. From patients to anxiety-filled people, the law greatly appeals to the Michiganders.
Now that the legalization is now a law, people of Michigan must always remember that marijuana must still be regulated. Plus, the newly established bill has a significant impact on the economic rise of cannabis. This puts a thorough input of more top quality cannabis-based products for not only patients but also the entirety of Michigan.
