For the first time, municipalities that allowed cannabis businesses to operate are getting their share of the ten percent recreational marijuana excise tax and other fees. More than 100 local governments are getting a share of close to ten million dollars from the 2020 fiscal year revenue.
Around $11.6 million will be sent to the School Aid Fund for K-12 education and another $11.6 million to the Michigan Transportation Fund.
“This means that each eligible municipality and county will receive around 28,000 dollars for every licensed retail store or microbusiness,” said Ron Leix, a spokesman for the Michigan Department of Treasury.
Washtenaw County had the largest number of marijuana businesses at 22 and is getting more than $616,000. Ann Arbor is home to 17 of those businesses and it will get more than $476,000.
Other leading municipalities include Bay County with 15 marijuana businesses. It will receive more than $420,000.
Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and Lenawee Counties will each get between $336,000 and $364,000 dollars as their share.
The combined total of excise taxes and fees amounted to nearly $46 million in revenue.
“Around 11.6 million will be sent to the School Aid Fund for K-12 education and another 11.6 million to the Michigan Transportation Fund upon appropriation,” Leix said.
About $12.5 million will be used for startup and administrative costs.
The total sales at adult-use marijuana retailers and businesses was reported at $341 million.
Michigan voters approved recreational marijuana in 2018. The first licenses were not issued until late 2019.
