Michigan has a new state law that allows residents to purchase and set off firecrackers that shoot into the air, such as Roman candles and bottle rockets.
For business people, the changes in legislation means new revenue stream; for people it means exploding projectiles and multicolored bursts.
The Free Press reports some area fire and public safety officials fear a jump in injuries and property damages from people using these higher-power fireworks.
"With anything, there's always risks and rewards," said state Fire Marshal Rich Miller.
More than 500 licenses -- about 75% for temporary sites, such as tents that pop up in store parking lots -- already have been issued since the law took effect, though that number rises every day as the Fourth of July
