Residents of Michigan towns bordering Indiana and Wisconsin voted to ban or limit marijuana shops

Inthesummer,theboardinmostlyruralNilesTownshipgaveapreliminaryOKto21cannabisstoresalongoneroadcurrentlydottedwithbusinessesandsurroundedbyfarmland. OnTuesday,Nov.4,votersrejectedthemall. Nearly6in10votersinthetownshipalongMichigan’sborderwithIndianaapprovedaballotmeasureprohibitinganycannabisstoresfromopeningthere.Manyresidentssaidtheydidn’twanttoseetheirtownshiplookliketherestofBerrienCounty,where27potshopsoperate,includingsevenintheneighboringcityofNiles. Thatvote—andanotheronNov.4limitingmarijuanastoresintheUpperPeninsulacityofMenominee,alongtheWisconsinborder—comeatatimeofuncertaintyforMichigan’scannabisindustry. PothasproliferatedacrossMichigan—therearenowmorethan850storesacross75ofMichigan’s83counties—andthathasdrivendownprices,promptingoneofthebiggestcannabisretailerstoexitthestatethisyear.Statelawmakershaveimposedanew24%wholesaletaxpassedaspartofaroad-fundingdealandsomelawm