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How does Michigan's 24% wholesale tax affect operators?
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The answer
The 24% wholesale tax, effective 1 January 2026, stacks on top of the existing 10% adult-use excise tax and 6% sales tax, compressing margins for growers and processors and projecting roughly $420.7 million annually for roads and infrastructure. It faces an active legal challenge from the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association.
The MCIA lawsuit
The Michigan Cannabis Industry Association filed suit in the Michigan Court of Claims on 7 October 2025, arguing that amending MRTMA — a citizen-initiated statute — required a three-fourths legislative supermajority rather than the simple majority by which the wholesale tax passed. The outcome could retroactively affect tax liability already collected.
Effect on real estate decisions
A wholesale-level tax hits growers and processors before retail markup, compressing exactly the margin that funds facility upgrades, lease payments and debt service. Expect the tax to accelerate consolidation among thin-margin cultivators and processors, adding supply to the distressed-property pipeline even as retail pricing stays comparatively stable.
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