LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The number of medical marijuana patients in the state of Michigan have dropped significantly since the state made recreational pot legal in December 2018.
The number of medical marijuana patients reached 297,515 in this state in 2018. As of November 2024, it had dropped to 81,273, a 70% drop. That’s according to data from the Senate Fiscal Agency and marijuana organizations.
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In Michigan, the cost of applying for or renewing a medical marijuana card is $40, according to MichiganCannibas.org. To qualify, a patient must be 18 years or older, live in the state and have one or more qualifying health conditions, such as cancer, HIV, AIDS, glaucoma or Hepatitis C.
In June, Republican State Rep. Graham Filler and Democratic State Rep. Jimmie Wilson Jr. introduced legislation that would “merge the regulations for recreational adult-use and medical marijuana into the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act and repeal the older medical marijuana law.” The bill never was voted on.
The legislators said the bill would have streamlined and simplified the state’s pot laws and made it easier for businesses and customers.
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