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Michigan currently has a 10% excise tax on marijuana sales, along with the standard 6% sales tax.
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Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Consumers will still pay the existing 10% excise tax on retail marijuana sales, along with Michigan’s 6% sales tax, which together make the state’s marijuana taxes among the highest in the nation.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
On July 1, the state raised the gas excise tax and updated the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the state’s greenhouse gas reduction program.
—Michael Mische, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Hawaii also has high home values, but property tax bills stay relatively low because the state relies more on a general excise tax to fund government services.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
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Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Consumers will still pay the existing 10% excise tax on retail marijuana sales, along with Michigan’s 6% sales tax, which together make the state’s marijuana taxes among the highest in the nation.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
On July 1, the state raised the gas excise tax and updated the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the state’s greenhouse gas reduction program.
—Michael Mische, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Hawaii also has high home values, but property tax bills stay relatively low because the state relies more on a general excise tax to fund government services.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Excise tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excise%20tax. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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