Michigan’s marijuana industry jolted by Ohio legalization, local vote defeats

Voters in Ohio approved legal marijuana on Tuesday, likely impacting pot retailers in southern Michigan

But voters in four metro Detroit communities rejected attempts to bring pot shops to those communities

Sales statewide continue to rise, increasing 28 percent in September compared to a year earlier

Voters in metro Detroit and Ohio sent strong messages Tuesday that could have long-term impacts on Michigan’s $3 billion marijuana industry.

As marijuana users pour into recreational marijuana shops in 160 Michigan communities, voters in four municipalities — Birmingham, Rochester, Grosse Pointe Park and Keego Harbor — rejected proposals to allow pot shops in their towns.

At the same time, across the state’s southern border, Ohio voters embraced legal recreational marijuana in a move