DAVID EGGERT and KATHLEEN FOODY
Associated Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — James Daly is eager to make marijuana history on Sunday, when he plans to open the doors to Arbors Wellness, beckon the lengthy line outside and legally start selling recreational pot for the first time in the Midwest.
"We've worked very hard to be prepared," said Daly, who owns the medical dispensary that, for now, is among just six shops in Michigan — mostly in Ann Arbor — also approved to start selling for adult use in December. The business is doubling staff and has fielded calls from potential customers across the state along with neighboring Ohio and Indiana.
"The end of prohibition is historic," he said. "We wanted to rip the Band-Aid off."
Both Michigan and Illinois, which allows sales starting on