JARS’ complaint also claims that the “Good Neighbor Plan” applicants are required to submit to obtain a Detroit adult use cannabis business permit is unrelated to the applicants’ ability to comply with Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA).Ī “Good Neighbor Plan” could include measures such as mandatory hiring of Detroit residents, or donating a minimum of 750 hours of community service annually to a Detroit-based tax-exempt charitable organization, community organization, religious institution, a public or charter school, or block club. “it is abundantly clear that Detroit’s Second Ordinance serves as the kiss of-death for existing medical-marihuana facilities operating within the city of Detroit,” the lawsuit thundered. Medical dispensary owners would also be barred from owning a Detroit-based adult use license at the same time as a medical license. According to Detroit’s 2022 adult use sales ordinance, existing medical dispensaries would be barred from applying for a recreational license until 2027. In the complaint, JARS claims that once adult use licenses are fully distributed, adult use businesses would outnumber medical facilities 6-1, creating a “death sentence” for medical provisioning centers. Without a leg up from the city, officials claimed, Black Detroiters and anyone affected by the War on Drugs would not have a fair shot at getting a cannabis business of their own. Detroit elected officials were dismayed by the court’s actions last year, as they claimed their ordinance was written to give hometown social equity applicants easier access to the industry.
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