Detroit Awards First 33 Cannabis Retail Licenses

Graham Abbott

2 years ago

Officials in Detroit, Michigan have issued the city’s first 33 adult-use cannabis retailer licenses; the licensees include 20 equity and 13 non-equity applicants.

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Detroit city officials notified 33 applicants for retail cannabis business licenses this week that their applications were approved, according to a press release.

It is the biggest step so far toward launching a regulated adult-use market in Detroit since Michigan voters approved cannabis legalization in 2018.

“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.” — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan (D), in a statement

Under city regulations, officials could have approved up to 20 applicants each of social equity and non-social equity status. Ultimately, the approvals included the following 20 equity and 13 non-equity licensees:

Equity Licenses

1. House of Zen – 14501 Mack
2. LIV Cannabis – 12604 E Jefferson
3. Motor City Kush – 10 E 8 Mile
4. Liberty Cannabis – 2540 Rosa Parks
5. High Profile – 20327 Groesbeck
6. Chronic City – 6810 E. McNichols
7. Plan B – 20101 W 8 Mile
8. DaCut 12668 – Gratiot
9. Blue Wave – 1947 W Fort
10. The Remedy – 20041 W 8 Mile
11. Cloud Cannabis – 16003 Mack
12. Gage 313 – 14239 W 8 Mile
13. Detroit Herbal Ctr – 14325 Wyoming
14. Nuggets – 18270 Telegraph
15. Livernois Provision – 8305 Livernois
16. Inhale – 15670 E 8 Mile
17. TJM Enterprises – 8600 E 8 Mile #28
18. The Herbalist – 15510 W Warren
19. Ivy League – 471 S Schaefer
20. SJTC Enterprises – 6640 E 8 Mile

Non-Equity Licenses

1. Luxury Loud – 2520 22nd
2. THC Detroit – 19533 W Warren
3. Det Natural – 3394 Fort
4. Jars Cannabis – 11400 8 Mile
5. House of Dank – 3340 E 8 Mile
6. SMOK – 7461 W 8 Mile
7. Oz Cannabis – 16829 Harper
8. MPP Services – 2710 Livernois
9. West Coast Meds – 8620 Lyndon
10. Cookies – 6030 8 Mile
11. Southwest Meds – 6237 Federal
12. Leaf and Bud – 14470 Livernois
13. Playa Kind – 8301 St. Aubin

Detroit intends to award a total of 160 cannabis licenses including 100 retailers, 30 microbusinesses, and 30 consumption lounges. The licensing is expected over the course of three phases, although the exact dates for Detroit’s Round 2 and Round 3 cannabis licensing phases have not yet been announced.

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