The marijuana companies chosen by Menominee to receive recreational licenses warned the city council last Monday that giving out more licenses now would cause more legal fights.
They asked why the city would pursue a settlement when the judge has a a court hearing next month. They also said that the council members who voted to give more licenses represent wards that did not vote to pass marijuana in 2018.
In the court hearing, Judge Mary Barglind will decide on whether to set aside a stay already in place for the lawsuit. She will also hear the motion for a new stay to allow time for settlement negotiations, said Matt Cross, litigation counsel for the city from Plunkett Cooney in Petoskey, Michigan. He said he has doesn’t know when the judge will rule on their lawsuit.
The Menominee City Council voted 6-3 in March on a resolution expressing the city council’s desire to pass an ordinance to authorize seven marijuana businesses in Menominee. That would include The Fire Station and Rize, but would also add on the five companies currently suing Menominee because they weren’t awarded a license in the initial selection process.
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