US (MI): Nearly 2,000 people sign up for medical marijuana classes
The sessions are designed to familiarize people who hope to get into the medical marijuana business with the application process that begins on Dec. 15.
There will be five categories of license — growers, processors, testing facilities, secure transporters and dispensaries — that the state Medical Marijuana Licensing Board will begin giving out early next year.
The licenses are a part of the laws that were passed in December to regulate and tax the medical marijuana industry, which is expected to generate $711 million in sales and $21 million in estimated tax revenue for the state.
Read more at Detroit Free Press (Kathleen Gray)