LANSING, MI -- Shortly after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a new 24% wholesale tax on marijuana into law, Michigan’s most prominent cannabis trade organization filed a lawsuit.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the state Court of Claims and signed by Michigan Cannabis Industry Association Director Robin Schneider, asks the court to block the tax set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, and declare it illegal.

The new tax is the result of bipartisan budget negotiations between the Republican-led House, Democrat-majority Senate and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who earlier this year floated the idea of a 32% wholesale marijuana tax to generate $470 million in new revenue for road repairs.

The reduced tax is expected to generate $420 million; however, opponents say that figure is inflated because

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