Marijuana Possession Becomes Legal in Michigan This Week

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LANSING, MI — Key provisions of the state’s voter-approved marijuana measure will take effect next week.Members of the Board of State Canvassers certified the midterm election results on November 26, and Proposition 1: The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act becomes law on Thursday, December 6.Provisions specific to the adult possession and cultivation of cannabis will take immediate effect:Those over the age of 21 may legally possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and/or 15 grams of cannabis concentrates in a private residence.Adults may also legally cultivate up to 12 marijuana plants in private, and possess the harvest (up to ten ounces) of those plants.Public use of cannabis will remain a violation of law.Article continues after adAdvertisementUnder the new law, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has up to 12 months to begin accepting applications from those seeking to operate licensed cannabis businesses.Michigan is the tenth state to regulate the adult use of marijuana, and it is the ninth to do so via voter initiative.Full text of the initiative can be found here. Tags: , , , , , ,

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LANSING, MI — Key provisions of the state’s voter-approved marijuana measure will take effect next week.

Members of the Board of State Canvassers certified the midterm election results on November 26, and Proposition 1: The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act becomes law on Thursday, December 6.

Provisions specific to the adult possession and cultivation of cannabis will take immediate effect:

Those over the age of 21 may legally possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and/or 15 grams of cannabis concentrates in a private residence.Adults may also legally cultivate up to 12 marijuana plants in private, and possess...

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