The city-by-city decriminalization of marijuana in Michigan emulates the state-by-state approach. There are now several legal medical marijuana states as well as a few states that have legalized recreational use.
| Order | City | Date |
| 1 | Ann Arbor | 4/1972 |
| 2 | Kalamazoo* | 10/2012 |
| 3 | Detroit | 11/2012 |
| 4 | Flint | 11/2012 |
| 5 | Grand Rapids | 11/2012 |
| 6 | Ypsilanti** | 11/2012 |
| 7 | Ferndale | 11/2013 |
| 8 | Jackson | 11/2013 |
| 9 | Lansing | 11/2013 |
| 10 | Hazel Park | 8/2014 |
| 11 | Oak Park | 8/2014 |
| 12 | Berkley | 11/2014 |
| 13 | Huntington Woods | 11/2014 |
| 14 | Mount Pleasant | 11/2014 |
| 15 | Pleasant Ridge | 11/2014 |
| 16 | Port Huron | 11/2014 |
| 17 | Saginaw | 11/2014 |
| 18 | East Lansing | 5/2015 |
| 19 | Portage | 11/2015 |
| 20 | Keego Harbor | 11/2015 |
*Possession is still a criminal offense in Kalamazoo, but the city lowered penalties and removed the option of arrest.
** Voters in Ypsilanti voted in support of a “lowest priority initiative,” designed to redirect police efforts away from enforcing laws against marijuana in lieu of more serious crime.
Komorn Law has represented numerous clients through the legal chaos of starting up a business in the Michigan Medical Marihuana Industry.
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