Only 62 cents of every $100 spent on marijuana in Michigan in the past year went toward medical marijuana.
Since the first recreational stores opened in 2019, total marijuana sales have boomed. They're currently on pace to surpass $3.3 billion this year. But that has come at the expense of a once-thriving medical marijuana market that's now on life support.
The medical customer base - 81,273 registered patients as of November - continues to dwindle as certifications lapse and aren't renewed.
By comparison, the state had 276,253 registered medical marijuana patients five years ago. Among the nearly 850 marijuana shops operating across the state by Dec. 1, less than a quarter were licensed to sell medical pot, and when they do, the medical products received scarce shelf space. MLive identified just a dozen shops selling medical products only.
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