That Detroit City Council approved a revised cannabis ordinance for adult use in April after a U.S. district judge blocked the city’s previous attempt Licensing Recreational Cannabis company in 2021.

Good news for cannabis entrepreneurs in Detroit

The city received 90 applications for 60 recreational marijuana licenses available in the first round, including dispensary, micro-business and consumption lounge licenses. The Detroit Free Press reported that the city will issue a total of 160 licenses in three phases, including 40 retail licenses, 10 micro-business licenses and 10 consumption lounges.

Kim James, director of the Detroit Office of Marijuana Ventures and Entrepreneurship, stated, “Fifty non-equity and 40 equity applications were submitted as of the October 1 deadline, with 28 of the 40 equity applicants also qualifying for Detroit Legacy status.”

The regulation was originally aimed at allowing entrepreneurs to obtain Detroit Legacy status when applying for recreational cannabis permits, those who have lived in the city for a certain number of years and have a low income or are in the have been convicted of marijuana in the past.

A fair program

The state’s program is designed to encourage and encourage the participation of people from communities disproportionately affected by marijuana prohibition and enforcement, and positively impact those communities. James Tate, a promoter of the legislation, called the program “the best possible opportunity for equity applicants and legacy Detroiters to apply for these licenses.”

To decide which applicants will receive a license and to evaluate the applications of the selected city Rob Huth of the Clinton Township law firm Kirk, Huth, Lange and Badalamenti. “I appreciate the opportunity and know that the city’s ordinance will be leading in giving equity applications a chance,” Huth said. “I am glad to help.”

However, there are legal hurdles Legacy Detroiters preference program to the…