Cannabis Freedom Index

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Expand Michigan state profile: penalty tables, recreational and culture sections

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Michigan countries/us/mi.yaml

segments › possession

Adults 21+ may possess 2.5 oz, including no more than 15 g of concentrate. At their residence they may keep 10 oz plus cannabis harvested from plants lawfully cultivated there, with no separate weight cap on that harvest. Anything above 2.5 oz at home must be in a container or area secured with locks or other functioning security devices.[@2]

segments › cultivation

Adults 21+ may grow up to twelve plants per residence for personal use, out of public view and in an enclosed, secured area. The cannabis harvested there is allowed at that residence in addition to the ordinary 10 oz home allowance.[@2]

segments › enforcement

Overages are civil infractions at first, not crimes.[@1]

segments › consumption

Private use, plus licensed consumption lounges.[@3]

segments › access

Licensed shops since December 2019, with some of the lowest prices in the country.[@2,4]

sources

Cova Software — Michigan dispensary laws, designated consumption establishments MJBizDaily via MMJDaily — Michigan May cannabis sales, $59.73 average ounce (2026) Michigan Supreme Court — People v. Sinclair, 387 Mich. 91 (9 March 1972), via Justia The Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States 2 unchanged

segments › possession › text

Adults 21+ may possess 2.5 oz, including no more than 15 g of concentrate. At their residence they may keep 10 oz plus cannabis harvested from plants lawfully cultivated there, with no separate weight cap on that harvest. Anything above 2.5 oz at home must be in a container or area secured with locks or other functioning security devices.[@1,2]

segments › possession › currency

USD

segments › possession › penalties

upto 2.5 oz · treatment legal · note 15 g concentrate max; 10 oz at home plus the residence harvest, over 2.5 oz · upto 5 oz · treatment civil · term Civil infraction · fine 500 · note First offence, over 5 oz · treatment criminal · term Misdemeanor · fine 500 · note Larger amounts are trafficking felonies

segments › cultivation › text

Adults 21+ may grow up to twelve plants per residence for personal use, out of public view and in an enclosed, secured area. The cannabis harvested there is allowed at that residence in addition to the ordinary 10 oz home allowance.[@1,2]

segments › cultivation › currency

USD

segments › cultivation › penalties

upto 12 plants · treatment legal · note Per residence; secured and out of public view, over 12 plants · upto 24 plants · treatment criminal · term Misdemeanor · fine 500 · note Personal use, over 24 plants · treatment criminal · term Felony · note Larger and commercial grows are felonies

context › recreational › text

Proposal 1 (November 2018) legalised adult use; licensed shops opened in December 2019.[@2,4]

context › recreational › sources

2, 4

context › culture › text

Ann Arbor wrote the protest script. John Sinclair got nine and a half to ten years for two marijuana cigarettes in 1969; Lennon and Ono headlined his 1971 freedom rally, the state supreme court reversed his conviction in 1972, and the city cut possession to a $5 fine that year.[@5,6] [John Sinclair received a lengthy sentence for two cigarettes.](/history/us-sinclair-sentence-1969/) [Lennon and Ono headlined the freedom rally.](/history/us-john-sinclair-freedom-rally-1971/) [The court reversed his conviction in 1972.](/history/us-sinclair-conviction-reversed-1972/) [Ann Arbor set a $5 fine.](/history/us-ann-arbor-five-dollar-fine-1972/) [Hash Bash began in 1972.](/culture/traditions/hash-bash/)

context › culture › sources

5, 6

Code, design and documents 1 file

docs/research/expansion-2026-10-28-usa-2.md +9 −1
@@ -39,3 +39,11 @@ where the state differs, history/culture links, audit + review build per state,
 - Audit 0/0; review page verified.
 
-## mi — pending
+## mi (Michigan) — committed
+- Penalty tables (possession 3 steps incl. civil first-overage; cultivation 12/24-plant bands,
+  verified against NORML + MJI benchbook), cites on enforcement/consumption/access, new
+  `recreational` (Proposal 1 Nov 2018, shops Dec 2019) and `culture` (Sinclair 1969 → rally 1971
+  → reversal + $5 fine 1972, Hash Bash link; claims match checked history entries, sources:
+  Justia opinion + Bonnie & Whitebread book).
+- Access prices (sub-$60/oz, among lowest) via MJBizDaily; lounges via Cova DCE page.
+- Sharing left as string (claims test #220 pins it). No test breakage.
+- Audit 0/0; review page verified (build waited out another agent's lock first).

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