Marijuana buds are shown at Huron View Provisioning in Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. The first year of state-licensed recreational marijuana sales in Michigan saw $511 million of sales in recreational and $474 million in medical sales, generating over $100 million in tax revenue, but the state also found that the industry drastically failed to attract minority business owners.
MADISON, Wis.– If marijuana is legalized in Wisconsin, state agencies would regulate and tax the drug, but local agencies would still be responsible for enforcing it.
Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said while the decision of legalizing marijuana is left up to the state’s legislature, allowing adults 21 and older to carry up to two ounces would not affect how his office currently charges these possessions.
“In Dane County we have not charged standalone simple possession of small amounts of personal use marijuana for some time. That said we have seen many violent incidents such as armed home invasions, armed robberies, and homicides which have been connected to the trafficking of marijuana. I do…
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Marijuana buds are shown at Huron View Provisioning in Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. The first year of state-licensed recreational marijuana sales in Michigan saw $511 million of sales in recreational and $474 million in medical sales, generating over $100 million in tax revenue, but the state also found that the industry drastically failed to attract minority business owners.
MADISON, Wis.– If marijuana is legalized in Wisconsin, state agencies would regulate and tax the drug, but local agencies would still be responsible for enforcing it.
Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said while the decision of legalizing marijuana is left up to the state’s legislature, allowing adults 21 and older to carry up to two ounces would not affect how his office currently charges these possessions.
“In Dane County we have not charged standalone simple possession of small amounts of personal use marijuana for some time. That said we have seen many violent incidents such as armed home invasions, armed robberies, and homicides which have been connected to the trafficking of marijuana. I do…
