Pubdate: Mon, 02 Dec 2019
Source: USA Today (US)
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Author: Grace Hauck

RECREATIONAL WEED IS TAKING HOLD

Two Midwestern states are breaking into the recreational marijuana
market, and dispensaries are expecting huge crowds.

Legal weed sales began Sunday in Michigan, where a handful of
dispensaries in Ann Arbor planned to be open for business. The
landmark moment in the state's cannabis industry comes amid a
temporary ban on the sale of vaping devices in Michigan as health
officials investigate the causes of vaping-related lung illnesses nationwide.

In Illinois, where officials are grappling with a lack of racial
equity in the cannabis industry, sales are expected to begin New Year's Day.

The states are the 10th and 11th nationwide to allow recreational
marijuana sales.

Thirty-three states allow the sale of marijuana for medical use, which
Michigan legalized in 2008, followed by Illinois in 2013.
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