Comments on: Medical Marijuana Board Straw Poll: Yes

By: Dave Askins

Dave Askins — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:40:33 +0000

Re: [2] and the ability of cities to impose sales tax

Rod, you’re right. Cities are not able to levy local sales tax. It’s one of the reasons “state shared revenue” exists. If cities do not have the right to levy local sales tax, then the idea is that the state should share the state revenues from the statewide tax.

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:45:50 +0000

I was under the impression cities weren’t allowed to impose sales taxes in Michigan. Not so?

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:06:18 +0000

The Ann Arbor city could make a significant statement in support of legal marijuana use, and acceptance of it (as the voters indicated they wanted), by taxing its sale in a similar fashion as tobacco products.

The United States is at a turning point and an action to treat this other smokable substance in a similar manner would make great strides in removing the stigma that goes along with it, while generating revenue for the city!