State starts taking applications for marijuana licenses
LANSING (AP) — Michigan is now accepting applications from businesses wanting to get into the marijuana industry in the wake of voters' legalization of the drug for adult recreational use.
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency began receiving license applications Friday.
Businesses that already have medical marijuana licenses may get recreational licenses as soon as the end of this month since they were previously vetted.
Applicants must pay a $6,000 nonrefundable fee. Those who secure a license will be assessed additional fees ranging between $1,000 and $40,000
annually depending on the license type.
Licenses are available to grow, process, transport and sell marijuana. There also are licenses to run cafes and other marijuana consumption establishments.
Man gets prison for throwing rock that killed passenger on I-75
FLINT (AP) — A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for the death of a man whose windshield was smashed by a rock thrown I-75.
Kyle Anger was one of five males charged in the death of 32-year-old Ken White, who was killed while riding as a passenger in Genesee County. Investigators say Anger threw the rock in 2017.
Anger apologized to White’s family and said he’s “deeply saddened” by their “heartache.” He had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
White’s mother, Teresa Simpson, says the sentence is a “great injustice.” She wanted a longer prison term and pledged to oppose Anger’s first opportunity at parole after the minimum sentence, 39 months, is served.
Uber sues Chicago suburb over ride-hailing tax
SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) — Uber is suing the Chicago suburb of Skokie, alleging that its new tax on ride-hailing services violates the Illinois constitution.
The lawsuit asks a Cook County judge to block Skokie from collecting the tax, which took effect Wednesday.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports Uber claims the village’s ride-hailing ordinance violates Illinois’ constitution by imposing a tax on a specific occupation.
The complaint says Skokie began charging ride-share companies 15 cents for every shared trip that begins or ends in the suburb, and 35 cents for every solo trip.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has proposed increasing fees for solo passengers on ride-hailing services.
An Uber spokesperson says a positive ruling in the Skokie case will likely impact Chicago.
TSA finds gun-shaped toilet paper roller in bag at airport
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Transportation Security Administration agents at New Jersey's Newark Liberty Airport uncovered a more decorative than deadly item when they checked a passenger’s carry-on.
Agents thought there was a gun in the bag when they put it through the X-ray machine. However, a closer inspection revealed a gun-shaped toilet paper roller. The realistic replica gun was designed to spin paper instead of bullets.
Travelers are not permitted to bring real or replica firearms through security checkpoints.
TSA says it gave the man the option to place it in a checked bag, hand it off to a companion or surrender it. He decided to give it to TSA.
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