Jul 10, 2019 | Blog, News
Many Michigan cities are opting out of recreational marijuana. Opting out of making money...OK.
Alcona
- Greenbush Township
- Gustin Township
- Mikado Township
Allegan
- Allegan Township
- Cheshire Township
- Heath Township
- Overisel Township
- Plainwell
- Saugatuck
- Trowbridge Township
- Wayland Township
Alpena
- Aplena Charter Township
- Sanborn Township
Antrim
- Bellaire
- Custer Township
- Village of Elk Rapids
- Elk Rapids Township
- Forest Home Township
- Mancelona Township
- Milton Township
Arenac
- Standish
- Whitney Township
Baraga Count
Barry County
- Hastings
- Middleville
- Rutland Charter Townshi
- Yankee Springs
Bay County
- Beaver Township
- Essexville
- Hampton Charter Township
- Merritt Township
- Mt. Forest Township
Benzie
- Almira Township
- Beulah
- Frankfort
- Homestead Township
- Inland Township
Berrien
- Bridgman
- Chikaming Township
- Coloma
- Lincoln Charter Township
- New Buffalo
- Oronoko Charter Township
- St. Joseph
- Three Oaks Township
Branch
- Bronson
- City of Coldwater
- Coldwater Township
Calhoun
- Albion
- Eckford Township
- Marengo Township
- Marshall Township
- Newtown Township
- Sheridan Township
Cass
- Howard Township
- Jefferson Township
- LaGrange Township
- Marcellus
- Newberg Township
- Ontwa Township
- Penn Township
- Porter Township
- Silver Creek Township
- Volinia Township
- Wayne Township
Charlevoix
- Charlevoix
- East Jordan
- Eveline Township
- Norwood Township
- South Arm Township
Cheboygan
- Grant Township
- Mackinaw City
Chippewa
Clare
- Clare
- Farwell
- Freeman Township
- Frost Township
- Harrison
Clinton
- Bengal Township
- Bingham
- Dallas Township
- Essex Township
- Greenbush Township
- Olive Township
- Ovid Township
- Westphalia Township
Delta
- Ensign Township
- Maple Ridge Township
Dickson
- Breitung Charter Township
- Felch Township
- Norway
Eaton
- Bellevue Township
- Delta Township
- Eaton Rapids
- Grand Ledge
- Vermontville
Emmet
- Bear Creek Township
- Harbor Springs
- McKinley Township
- Pellston
- Petosky
- Springvale Township
- West Traverse Township
Genesee
- Argentine Township
- Atlas Township
- Clio
- Davison Township
- Fenton
- Flushing
- Flushing Charter Township
- Gaines
- Gaines Township
- Goodrich
- Grand Blanc
- Grand Blanc Charter Township
- Linden
- Mt. Morris Township
- Mundy Charter Township
- Richfield Township
- Vienna Township
Gladwin
- Beavertown
- Beaverton Township
- Gladwin
Gogebic
- Bessemer
- Ironwood
Grand Traverse
- Blair Township
- Grant Township
- Long Lake Township
Gratiot
- Alma
- North Shade Township
- North Star Township
- Sumner Township
Hillsdale
- Hillsdale
- Hillsdale Township
Litchfield Township
Houghton
- Hancock
Huron
- Fairhaven Township
- Windsor Township
Ingham
- Dansville
- Ingham Township
- Locke Township
- Mason
- Stockbridge
- Williamston
Ionia
- Odessa Township
- Portland
Iosco
- East Tawas
- Tawas City
- Tawas Township
Iron
- Bates Township
- Caspian
Isabella
- Nottawa Township
Jackson
- Blackman Charter Township
- Columbia Township
- Concord Township
- Springport Township
Kalamazoo
- Brady Township
- Charleston Township
- Cooper Township
- Portage
- Prairie Ronde Township
- Ross Township
- Schoolcard
- Texas Charter Township
Kent
- Ada Township
- Alpine Township
- Byron Township
- Cedar Springs
- Kentwod
- Rockford
- Sparta
- Walker
- Wyoming
Lake
- Pinora Township
Lapeer
- Almont Township
- Columbiaville
- Elba Township
- Lapeer Township
- Northbranch
Leelanau
- Cleveland Township
- Elmwood Charter Township
- Glen Arbor Township
- Leelanau Township
- Solon Township
- Suttons Bay
- Suttons Bay Township
Lenawee
- Adrian Township
- Blissfield
- Cambridge Township
- Clinton
- Dover Township
- Fairfield Township
- Hudson
- Morenci
- Raisin Charter Township
- Tecumseh
Livingston
- Brightong
- Brighton Township
- Conway Township
- Genoa Township
- Green Oak Township
- Hartland Township
- Howell
- Iosco Township
- Marion Township
- Ocelola Township
- Pinckney
- Putnam Township
- Tyrone Township
- Unadilla Township
Luce
- Pentland Township
Mackinac
- Hendricks Township
- St. Ignace
Macomb
- Armada
- Center Line
- Chesterfield Township
- Harrison Township
- Macomb Township
- Memphis
- New Baltimore
- New Haven
- Ray Township
- Richmond
- Richmond Township
- Shelby Township
- St. Clair Shores
- Sterling Heights
- Washington Township
Manistee
- Manistee
- Norman Township
Marquette
- Forsyth Township
- Ishpeming
- Powell Township
Mason
- Custer Township
- Village of Custer
- Grant Township
- Meade Township
- Pere Marquette Charter Township
- Scottville
- Sheridan Township
- Victory Township
Mecosta
- Green Charter Township
- Martiny Township
- Morton Township
Menominee
- Mellen Township
- Stephenson
Midland
- Coleman
- Hope Township
- Ingersoll Township
- Jerome Township
- Midland
Monroe
- Berlin Township
- Frenchtown Township
- Luna Pier
- Monroe
- Raisinville Township
- Whiteford Township
Montcalm
- Carson City
- Day Township
- Eureka Township
- Village of Lakeview
- Montcalm Township
- Sidney Township
Montmorency
- Avery Township
- Hillman Township
- Village of Hillman
Muskegon
- Blue Lake Township
- Casanovia Township
- Montague
- North Muskegon
- Norton Shores
- Whitehall
Newaygo
- Ashland Township
- Fremont
- Newaygo
Oakland
- Addison Township
- Bloomfield Township
- Commerce Township
- Franklin
- Leonard
- Milford
- Northville
- Novi
- Orchard Lake
- Oxford Township
- Wolverine Lake
- Rochester
- Rochester Hills
- West Bloomfield Township
- Wixom
Oceana
- Grant Township
- Rothbury
- Shelby Township
Ogemaw
- Churchill Township
Ontonagon
- Stannard Township
Osceola
- Evart
- Hersey Township
- Reed City
Otsego
- Bagley Township
- Corwith Township
- Gaylord
- Hayes Township
- Otsego Lake Township
- Vanderbilt
Ottawa
- Ferrysburg
- Georgetown Township
- Grand Haven
- Grand Haven Charter Township
- Hart
- Holland
- Holland Township
- Jamestown Township
- Olive Township
- Spring Lake
- Wright Township
- Zeeland
Roscommon
- Gerrish Township
- Higgins Townsihp
- Nester Township
- Roscommon Township
Saginaw
- Birch Run
- Bridgeport Township
- Carrollton Township
- Chesaning Township
- Frankenmuth Township
- Kochville Township
- Richland Township
- Saginaw Township
- Thomas Township
- Tittabawassee Township
- Zilwaukee
Sanilac
- Bridgehampton Township
- Brown City
- Carsonville
- Deckerville
- Elmer Township
- Flynn Township
- Forester Township
- Greenleaf Township
- Lamotte Township
- Maple Valley Township
- Marlette
- Village of Melvin
- Minden Township
- Moore Township
- Port Sanilac
- Sandusky
- Speaker Township
- Washington Township
- Watertown Township
Schoolcraft
- Manistique
Shiawassee
- Morrice
- Perry
St. Clair
- Algonac
- Berlin Township
- Burtchville Township
- Casco Township
- China Township
- Columbus Township
- Ira Township
- Kenockee Township
- Kimball Township
- Marine City
- Port Huron Township
- St. Clair
- St. Clair Township
St. Joseph
- Colon township
- Constantine Township
- Fawn Ribert Township
- Lockport Township
- Mottville Township
- Nottawa Township
- Park Township
- Sherman Township
- Sturgis Township
Tuscola
- Village of Cass City
- Denmark Township
- Gagetown
- Tuscola Township
- Unionville
Van Buren
- Covert Township
- Geneva Township
- Hartford Township
- Keeler Township
- Lawrence Township
- Village of Lawton
Washtenaw
- Chelsea
- Lima Township
- Saline
- Webster Township
Wayne
- Allen Park
- Canton Township
- Dearborn
- Flat Rock
- Grosse Pointe
- Grosse Pointe Park
- Grosse Pointe Shores
- Grosse Pointe Woods
- Harper Woods
- Livonia
- Northville Charter Township
- Plymouth
- Plymouth Charter Township
- Riverview
- Sumpter Township
- Van Buren Township
- Woodhaven
- Wyandotte
Wexord
- Clam Lake Township
- Colfax Township
- Springville Township
Jan 14, 2019 | Blog, Hemp, News
From the minute Michigan voters approved legal cannabis, communities around the state began to grapple with a pressing question:
How can we shut it down?
You might not think that’d be the first priority for elected officials in a state whose voters approved the sale and use of recreational marijuana last November by a solid 56-44 percent margin.
Yet when it comes to marijuana, many folks are of two minds: Using or buying it shouldn’t be a crime, but … do you really want a weed shop on your street?
Metro Detroit communities Allen Park, Pontiac, Livonia, Northville, Birmingham, Troy and Grosse Pointe City are among the more than 60 cities and townships around the state that voted to opt out of the marijuana business since recreational use was approved last year.
It’s a pattern that mirrors the aftermath of a successful 2008 ballot proposal that legalized medical marijuana.
Because Detroit was slow to promulgate its own regulations, some 250 medical marijuana dispensaries opened in the city. A 2015 survey by Detroit data firm Loveland found that medical marijuana dispensaries were clustered along the city’s suburban borders, and its major thoroughfares, presumably in proximity to a suburban market that wanted access to medical marijuana without housing the dispensaries themselves.
Detroit struggled to get a handle on the proliferation of medical marijuana dispensaries within its limits. Detroit’s City Council approved an ordinance to license and regulate those businesses in 2017, but a voter referendum that year complicated the process with a lengthy court battle.
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