Cannabis sales sparking tension among neighbouring Midwest states GlobeBusiness
People line up outside an Ann Arbor dispensary after it became legal in Michigan to sell recreational marijuana to customers over 21 years old.Retailers legally selling marijuana for the past month in Michigan say they have drawn customers from surrounding Midwestern states where the drug remains illegal and, as Illinois prepares to joins the recreational market on Wednesday, officials are renewing warnings to consumers against carrying such products over state lines.
Data also suggests that some customers will cross state lines in search of state-licensed marijuana retailers, despite warnings that it’s illegal to bring the product back home. “Supply and demand tells us it’s going to be a constant thing,” Dr. Kamin said. “Regulations can only do so much and once product leaves a state, it ceases to be a regulatory problem and becomes a criminal one.”
In Michigan, where US$4.7-million of recreational marijuana was sold legally in the first three weeks of December, regulators do not know how much was bought by out-of-state customers. But shops say business has been brisk, particularly from neighbouring Ohio and Indiana and nearby Illinois. “It is important for residents of Ohio and non-residents travelling through the state to understand possession of marijuana remains a criminal violation in Ohio, even if it is purchased legally in another state which permits recreational use,” said Staff Lieutenant Craig Cvetan, public affairs commander for the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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