Michigan is still grappling with how to implement its new legal recreational marijuana market. And it turns out during the pandemic, the market is booming.
“There’s kind of a catch-22 with the laws.” — Gus Burns, MLive.
As Michigan’s recreational marijuana market expands, many communities are trying to build social equity measures into their licensing process. The goal is to give people who have been disproportionately affected by harmful anti-drug laws more opportunities to open retail shops.
In order to unpack the equity piece of the new industry, MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher speak with MLive’s Gus Burns, who has been covering marijuana in Michigan for years.
To read more, click on https://wdet.org/posts/2020/08/31/89984-why-michigans-recreational-marijuana-industry-isnt-helping-those-harmed-by-drug-policies/
