More than two years after recreational marijuana was approved by Michigan voters, and 15 months after recreational marijuana shops began to open across the state, dozens of smaller, often rural communities are betting big on pot, even as some larger cities have been slower to embrace the business.
Given initial tax projections, some of these towns might have to wait a bit longer to hear that register ring. But others say they are already reaping the financial benefits.
Town officials say have yet to hit a gusher of new revenue from marijuana sales. It took 13 months from when voters passed recreational pot in November 2018, to the opening of recreational dispensaries in December 2019. And under the terms of the ballot proposal, significant revenues to local governments were not expected immediately.
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