Here's how much Kent County is getting from Michigan's marijuana tax money

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Over $4 million in state marijuana tax money will be coming to communities in Kent County this year as part of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act.
49% : The state treasury is paying out a total of nearly $100 million in marijuana excise tax disbursements to 298 municipalities and four tribal governments across the state. RELATED: Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids among top recipients of Michigan marijuana tax money Each county, city, township and village in Michigan will receive $58,228.66 for every licensed retail store and microbusiness located within its jurisdiction during the 2024 fiscal year, which ran from Oct. 1, 2023, through September.
42% : "This portion of the excise tax revenue makes a direct impact in the communities where our licensees work and live.

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