Ypsilanti OKs using marijuana application fees to help ex-inmates find housing
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
Posted Mar 04, 2021
Marijuana flower on display at Oz Cannabis, 19 N. Hamilton St. in Ypsilanti on Friday, July 17, 2020. The dispensary, formerly home to Third Coast of Ypsilanti, celebrated its grand opening as the first licensed recreational facility in the city of Ypsilanti.Jacob Hamilton/MLive.com
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YPSILANTI, MI Annual application fees from Ypsilanti recreational marijuana facilities will soon be used to assist those being released from prisons and jails for marijuana-related offenses find housing.
The legislation was introduced by Council Member Annie Somerville and unanimously approved by Ypsilanti City Council at its regular meeting Tuesday, March 2.
LARA
MRA Reminds Applicants of Upcoming License Eligibility Changes
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February 26, 2021 – The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) today issued a reminder that, beginning March 1, 2021, applicants are no longer required to hold an active medical marijuana license to be eligible for the following adult-use licenses: Marijuana Retailer, Marijuana Processor, Class B Marijuana Grower, Class C Marijuana Grower, and Marijuana Secure Transporter.
“Beginning Monday, business entry into the adult-use marijuana market will be more accessible for all Michiganders, as the requirement to hold a license on the medical side of the industry will be removed,” said MRA Executive Director Andrew Brisbo.
Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
CALUMET Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw Schools is on record stating it wants the Calumet Village Council to retain the state-set default buffer zone of 1,000 feet between schools and marijuana businesses, said CLK Superintendent Christopher Davidson on Wednesday.
CLK Schools officials had submitted a request to the Village Council to consider maintaining the 1,000-foot buffer zone between the schools and any marijuana facility in the village.
“Our feeling is that both federal and state-level governments put those recommendations in place for a reason, whatever those are,” said Davidson, “but we also understand that the council has a responsibility to act in the best interest of the village, and so in the end, we understand that (state) law offers them the opportunity to reduce the recommended buffer zone to something that they feel is appropriate.”
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CALUMET Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw (CLK) Schools is on record stating it wants the Calumet Village Council to retain the state-set default buffer zone of 1,000 feet between schools and marijuana businesses, said CLK Superintendent Christopher Davidson on Wednesday.
CLK Schools officials had submitted a request to the Village Council to consider maintaining the 1,000-foot buffer zone between the schools and any marijuana facility in the village.
“Our feeling is that both federal and state-level governments put those recommendations in place for a reason, whatever those are,” said Davidson, “but we also understand that the council has a responsibility to act in the best interest of the village, and so in the end, we understand that (state) law offers them the opportunity to reduce the recommended buffer zone to something that they feel is appropriate.”