LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - In Michigan, the saying is “pot for pot” or “pot for potholes.” This is based on Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to fund road projects through marijuana taxes.

In the new state budget, lawmakers are considering a proposed 24% wholesale tax on Marijuana, replacing one of the lowest Marijuana taxes in the country.

The money from the tax will be used to repair Michigan roads. The bill has been cleared in the house and is now awaiting a vote in the senate.

Cannabis shop owners, workers and consumers have been very vocal about their frustrations with the tax. And, Tasha Brickley, a budtender at The Cake House, says it isn’t their job to fund the roads.

“I don’t think it’s our responsibility to pay for the roads,” said Brickley. " [Marijuana] was illegal to begin wit

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