Michigan Reverses Decision to Force Medical Cannabis Dispensaries to Close – News

Medical cannabis dispensary owners in Michigan are breathing a sigh of relief today after state officials announced that they will not force them to close while the state sorts out its new licensing system. Medical cannabis has been legal in the state since 2008, but the law did not specifically legalize dispensaries. Regardless, several bold entrepreneurs opened dispensaries across the state, conducting business in a legal grey area until a 2016 law finally created an official licensing and regulation process.

This summer, the state’s Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation (BMMR) mandated that any currently-operating dispensary that wanted a shot at a legal license must close from December 15th until the licensing process is completed next year. The decision was immediately contested by the state’s cannabis industry, who argued that many of these dispensaries would be put out of business by the temporary shutdown. Cannabis advocates also warned that many of the state’s 272,215 registered cannabis users could lose access to their medicine.

This week, the BMMR announced that they would allow these dispensaries to stay open without negatively impacting their chance at a…

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