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“This is truly a great day for illegal drug dealers and criminal gangs in Michigan,” he said. “That’s because, right now, Michigan has the most functional and successful cannabis market in the United States. We’ve done it right, and because of how we’ve done it right here in Michigan, three out of four cannabis sales happen in the legal market, while out West, in high-tax states like California and Colorado, only one in three sales happen in the legal market.”

The second largest cannabis market in the nation after California, Michigan’s licensed dispensaries sold nearly $3.3 billion in cannabis....The average retail price was $82.50 for an ounce of adult-use flower last year.