President Donald Trump has nominated Terrance C. Cole to serve as the next administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, replacing acting director Derek Maltz. Cole, a longtime DEA veteran who currently serves as Virginia’s secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, has voiced strong opposition to marijuana legalization efforts, according …
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Michigan governor’s road tax plan has cannabis industry on edge
This story was reprinted with permission from Crain’s Detroit. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s road funding plan would take a tire iron to Michigan’s legal cannabis industry. The plan outlines $2.2 billion in new taxes, including adding a wholesale tax to marijuana sales to generate $470 million. Whitmer called the new tax …
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