City of Detroit Issues First 33 Adult-use Marijuana Retail Licenses Under Revised Ordinance
The City of Detroit has approved the first 33 successful applications for adult-use marijuana retail licenses, a milestone in the city’s journey toward establishing an adult-use marijuana industry since Michigan voters approved it four years ago.
The City of Detroit has approved the first 33 successful applications for adult-use marijuana retail licenses, a milestone in the city’s journey toward establishing an adult-use marijuana industry since Michigan voters approved it four years ago.
Following what city officials call “an exhaustive independent review and scoring process over the past two months,” the city’s Office of Marijuana Ventures and Entrepreneurship determined the following 13 non-equity applicants, and 20 equity applicants met all the necessary criteria to be awarded a license:
Equity licenses
- House of Zen (14501 Mack)
- LIV Cannabis (12604 E Jefferson)
- Motor City Kush (10 E 8 Mile)
- Liberty Cannabis (2540 Rosa Parks)
- High Profile (20327 Groesbeck)
- Chronic City (6810 E. McNichols)
- Plan B (20101 W 8 Mile)
- DaCut (12668 Gratiot)
- Blue Wave (1947 W Fort)
- The Remedy (20041 W 8 Mile)
- Cloud Cannabis (16003 Mack)
- Gage 313 (14239 W 8 Mile)
- Detroit Herbal Center (14325 Wyoming)
- Nuggets (18270 Telegraph)
- Livernois Provision (8305 Livernois)
- Inhale (15670 E 8 Mile)
- TJM Enterprises (8600 E 8 Mile #28)
- The Herbalist (15510 W Warren)
- Ivy League (471 S Schaefer)
- SJTC Enterprises (6640 E 8 Mile)
Non-equity licenses
- Luxury Loud (2520 22nd )
- THC Detroit (19533 W Warren)
- Det Natural (3394 Fort)
- Jars Cannabis (11400 8 Mile)
- House of Dank (3340 E 8 Mile)
- SMOK (7461 W 8 Mile)
- Oz Cannabis (16829 Harper)
- MPP Services (2710 Livernois)
- West Coast Meds (8620 Lyndon)
- Cookies (6030 8 Mile)
- Southwest Meds (6237 Federal)
- Leaf and Bud (14470 Livernois)
- Playa Kind (8301 St. Aubin)
The Office of Marijuana Ventures & Entrepreneurship has published a full listing of the applicants in all categories, along with their scores.
“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,” says Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.
The city’s ability to accept applications was delayed in July after two separate lawsuits were filed following City Council approval of the modified adult-use marijuana licensing ordinance in April, and a judge temporarily halted the process before reversing course and upholding the city’s ordinance.
Under the ordinance, the city had the ability to approve up to 20 general applications and 20 social equity applications for retail licenses in Round One. In the social equity category, the 20 applicants with the highest total scores were approved for licenses. In the general license category, the 13 applicants with the highest overall score were approved for licenses.
Because the next 20 applicants had a tied score that did not qualify for a lottery selection under the ordinance, the remaining seven general licenses cannot be issued in this round. Additionally, no applications received for the 10 micro-business and 10 consumption lounge licenses in Round One met all the requirements for approval.
City officials say ultimately they intend to issue an equal number of general and equity retailer licenses by the end of its application rounds. Unsuccessful applicants for all license types, including micro-business and consumption lounge licenses, in Round One may apply again in Round Two.
The city of Detroit intends to award up to a total of 160 licenses: 100 retailer licenses; 30 total micro-business licenses; and 30 total consumption lounge licenses over the course of three phases. By ordinance, the Round Two application period can begin as soon as 120 days after the Round One application period, with City Council approval.
