House Approves Medical Marijuana Package

The Michigan House has given final approval to bills that would further regulate medical marijuana.

This comes nearly eight years after its use was first authorized by voters.

The main legislation would impose a new tax and establish a state licensing system to grow, process, sell, transport or test marijuana.

Non-smokable forms of the drug such as food and lotions would become legal under a separate bill.

Another measure would create a monitoring system to track marijuana from “seed to sale.”