The tax marijuana dispensaries have been paying to buy wholesale has been in effect since January, and the industry's legal fight seeking to stop it has heated up again.

The initial lawsuit from the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association (MiCIA) filed last year is heading to trial in September, but late last week, the industry filed a new lawsuit against the Michigan Treasury.

They again claim the wholesale tax is unconstitutional. The treasury declined to comment.

"This tax is creating a situation in which cannabis is taxed multiple times," MiCIA Spokesperson Rose Tantraphol said. "That results in something called tax pyramiding."

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