The leader of the Michigan House of Representatives said Thursday that he expects his Senate counterpart will deliver the votes needed to pass a proposed 24% wholesale tax on marijuana, and if not, he says the budget deal would fall apart at the seams.

Such a scenario would also lead to a full Michigan government shutdown, as House Speaker Matt Hall reiterated there will not be another continuation budget to keep the lights on if the deal brokered between him, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer falls apart.

“This was a revenue source that Winnie Brinks offered in private,” Hall said while speaking to reporters on Thursday. “We took them up on their suggestion of marijuana, and we all made a deal on the budget. Brinks would never make that deal if she can’t per

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