On Nov. 25, the Detroit City Council unanimously voted to approve an adult-use recreational marijuana ordinance, which grants adult-use marijuana licensing in Detroit, according to clickondetroit.com.
Passing this ordinance grants licensing for these state-approved categories, according to the city:
- Adult-use retailer establishment
- Grower
- Processor
- Safety compliance facility
- Temporary marihuana event
- Microbusiness
- Designated consumption lounge
- Secure transporter
Councilman James Tate was joined in late October with Mayor Mike Duggan and members of the community as Tate announced his proposed amendment to the Detroit City Code to allow adult-use recreational marijuana licensing in Detroit.
The ordinance, according to the city website, will give “significant preference to long time Detroit residents in terms of the number of licenses issued, discounts on land and other incentives.”
The ordinance allows current medical marijuana licensees a chance to use adult-use licenses and also grants the opportunity to develop residential participation for Detroit residents, the published report added.
The ordinance also states that at least $1 million dollars generated yearly from licensing sales can go toward various adult-use social equity initiatives, the release added, and a portion of adult-use sales taxes will also fund substance use prevention…
