Detroit Awards First Rec Cannabis Retail Licenses
Last week, Detroit officials awarded the first 33 recreational cannabis licenses after a months-long reviewing process.
The Office of Marijuana Ventures & Entrepreneurship gave the green light to licenses for 13 non-equity applicants and 20 equity applicants, reported CBS Detroit.
“Our goal from the day voters approved the sale of adult-use marijuana was to make sure we had a city ordinance and a process in place that provides fair and equitable access to these licenses and the courts have affirmed that we’ve done just that,” Mayor Mike Duggan said in a press release.
The city officials also said that they plan to issue a total of 160 permits in three phases.
GOP Lawmaker (Re)Files Cannabis Research Bill
Meanwhile, back on Capitol Hill in Washington, a GOP lawmaker has made another effort to put marijuana research in the spotlight.
On Thursday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) refiled the Medical Cannabis Research Act, as a lame-duck session in the current Congress is poised to wrap up, reported Marijuana Moment.
Even though the text of the newest version of the bill is not available yet, a prior version of the measure introduced in Congress in 2019 sought the Justice Department to approve additional manufacturers of research-grade cannabis and protect institutions looking to study cannabis in addition to directing the VA to inform veterans about possible participation in cannabis studies that the government approves.
In addition, the…