One of his research areas is marijuana law and policy.
But marijuana is still not legal in Indiana - so how are all these dispensaries able to advertise here?ĭaniel Orenstein is a visiting assistant professor of law at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Some of those dollars are definitely coming from Hoosiers. The numbers are similar for Illinois - in 2021, the industry there sold $1.38 billion worth of marijuana, with an average of $4.4 million per day in December.
According to a March 2020 Michigan State University study, the industry has the potential to reach $3 billion in sales in the next few years - bringing a total economic impact of $7.8 billion. They beckon Hoosiers across those state borders into the land of legalized marijuana - and some are undoubtedly making the trip.įor example, the Michigan towns of Niles and Buchanan - just across the border from South Bend - have eight dispensaries between them, selling to both medical and recreational customers.Īnd in 2021, the Michigan marijuana industry made $1.79 billion in sales. If you’ve taken a road trip in the past few years, you’ve definitely spotted the billboards dotting Indiana’s interstates and highways advertising cannabis dispensaries in Michigan and Illinois. A billboard advertising Green Stem Provisioning, a dispensary located in Niles, Michigan.
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