The latest fight over marijuana in Detroit hits the polls on Nov. 7. On an otherwise pretty spare ballot there will be two questions put to voters that arrived via petition initiatives run by a group called Citizens for Sensible Cannabis Reform. Neither of the proposals, as they appear on the ballot, are particularly clear […]
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Detroit Plans to Shut Down Noncompliant Medical Dispensaries By Year’s End
Detroit Corporate Counsel Melvin “Butch” Hollowell said he expects to complete in December the process of shutting down the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries that do not comply with the zoning ordinance. “I do believe we’ll get through the entire process by the end of the year,” he said. Of the city’s 211 dispensaries that were […]
More Than 80 Apply to Operate Marijuana Dispensaries in Detroit
Companies like Dank House, Motown Meds and Your Grass Station were among 82 businesses that applied to operate medical marijuana shops in Detroit on Tuesday, when the city’s new marijuana regulations went into effect. Of the first 79 businesses that applied for zoning approval, 23 were from Detroit, 11 were from Howell, six were from Bloomfield Hills […]
Detroit Council Passes Zoning Ordinance to Regulate Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
After more than four hours of legal and council discussion and dozens of city resident comments, the Detroit City Council on Thursday evening approved by a vote of 6-1 a zoning ordinance that experts say could close up to half of the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries. The ordinance is effective March 1. Detroit City Councilman […]
Pastors Are Lobbying to Close All Detroit Marijuana Dispensaries
Some Detroit pastors are on a mission to wipe out weed dispensaries in the city. They say they have had enough of the smell, the addition crime and what it’s doing to Detroit’s youth. That is why the Detroit Coalition of Concerned Pastors is pushing the city council to shut down the nearly 200 medical […]
Detroit May Crack Down on Booming Medical Marijuana Businesses
The Detroit City Council is expected take up a second ordinance to regulate the city’s booming medical marijuana industry on Tuesday, although final approval of the measure may not come until January. The council’s planning and economic development committee on Thursday approved the latest version of ordinances designating where dispensaries can locate. Without those regulations, […]
Detroit Residents Turn Out to Call For Crackdown on Marijuana Dispensaries
Concerned Detroiters spoke out against medical marijuana shops at a public hearing Thursday night and pleaded with city officials to implement new regulations to stifle the industry’s growth. “There’s some way we have to control it because this is like an invasion,” longtime Detroit resident Nancy Bitzarakis said at the hearing. Bitzarakis was among several residents who […]
Detroit City Council Passes New Rules For Marijuana Dispensaries
The Detroit City Council Tuesday approved a set of licensing regulations for the city’s booming medical marijuana industry. A separate set of zoning rules about where the pot shops can operate in the city is still being discussed. Councilman James Tate said it’s the city’s responsibility to address residents’ concerns about the marijuana dispensaries. He said the […]
Believe It or Not, Detroit Now Home to Nearly 150 Marijuana Dispensaries
A new report pegs the number of marijuana dispensaries in Detroit at 148, a figure exceeding previous estimates of how many weed shops are in the city. Prior to the report’s release, Detroit public officials could not say how many dispensaries there are, partly because they are opening at such a rapid pace but mostly because the city does […]
Drive-Thru Medical Marijuana Shops Fuel Concerns in Detroit
DETROIT — With some medical-marijuana stores in Detroit now offering drive-through purchasing, the city’s marketplace for medical pot has spiraled out of control and needs to be regulated, Mayor Mike Duggan said. Dozens of dispensaries line 8 Mile and other major thoroughfares in the city, and a Free Press investigation found that at least three offer […]
