This town just started adult cannabis sales

Michigan-based company Cloud Cannabis began selling adult-use cannabis on Friday Detroit location, making it one of the first pharmacies in the city.

“Today marks the beginning of an exciting new period for Cloud and the city Detroit,” said Jacob Sabu, Co-Founder and Head of Retail at Cloud Cannabis. “We are proud to make our premium retail experience available to the city’s recreational customers, while sharing meaningful insights into cannabis education and a premium product portfolio with the local community. With 2023 on the horizon for cloud, we couldn’t ask for a better start to the new year.”

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Detroit delayed

While Michigan began adult sales in December 2019, municipalities had the right to choose not to. The college town of Ann Arbor has embraced recreational cannabis with enthusiasm, while Detroit has been mired in lawsuits delaying its launch.

“Since the day voters approved the sale of adult-use marijuana, our goal has been to ensure we have a city ordinance and process that provides fair and equitable access to those licenses, and the courts have affirmed, that we did just that. ‘ Mayor Mike Duggan said. “Council President Pro-Tem Tate and our Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunities Department and Legal Department deserve great credit for making this historic day possible. The city’s ability to accept applications was delayed in July after two separate lawsuits were filed after the city council approved the amended adult-use marijuana licensing ordinance in April, and a judge temporarily halted the process before reversing course and confirmed the ordinance of the city.”

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Council President Pro-Tem James Tate said: “Three months ago, a Wayne County Circuit Court judge declared our regulation to be ‘clear’ and ‘a fair licensing process.’ Despite clear court rulings, various plaintiffs continue their reckless attempts to dominate the city’s adult cannabis industry in order to keep Detroiters and other social justice aspirants out of the market.” Judge Friedman ruled against the injunction that would have prevented Detroit from to proceed with its current regulation on adult marijuana use.

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In addition to Cloud Cannabis, House of Dank also boosted sales in the Motor City this week. The company has two locations, one at 8 Mile and the other at Fort St.

“Recreational sports in Detroit is a huge milestone for us,” House of Dank general manager Crystal Jamo told the Detroit Free Press. “Just because we waited so long to say, ‘Pinch me, is it real?'”

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Cloud Cannabis is located at 16001 Mack Ave. and is located on the border of Detroit Grosse Pointe. Cloud’s Detroit Dispensary offers flower, pre-roll, concentrate, and vape products from premium Michigan brands including Mitten Extracts, Wonderbrett, Stiiizy, Pressure Pack, Backpack Boyz, CREAM, Northcoast, and more. The company said a grand opening ceremony will be held at a later date.

First 33

In December, the city of Detroit notified the first 33 successful applicants for retail marijuana licenses for adult use that they had been approved. The city’s Office of Marijuana Ventures & Entrepreneurship identified the following 13 non-equity applicants, and 20 equity applicants met all of the necessary criteria to receive a license:

This article originally appeared in Green Market Report and has been republished with permission.