A Detroit marijuana dispensary that was damaged nearly two years ago when the road beneath it buckled will not reopen and its owner will be prohibited from participating in Michigan’s cannabis industry, according to the Cannabis Regulatory Agency.
The medical marijuana dispensary Stash Detroit, located at the corner of Fort and Dearborn streets in southwest Detroit, was damaged when Dearborn Street buckled in September 2021 and had to be torn down.
About six months prior to the building collapsing, though, the CRA received a complaint about employees smoking in an upstairs area connected to the dispensary. While investigating the complaint, CRA employees discovered an upstairs unit being used that was not inspected and wasn’t included in the floor plan submitted to the CRA.
The upstairs unit was not subject to video surveillance as required by the CRA and agency staff observed Stash Detroit employees moving products through the door to the unapproved unit.
After the building was damaged, the CRA received an anonymous complaint and photograph showing individuals removing items in black trash bags from the dispensary. The next day, with CRA approval, the owner transported the same trash bags from an unapproved location to a licensed facility for storage, and when CRA employees examined the products, they found discrepancies between what was in the trash bags and what was entered into the statewide monitoring system.
The business owner, Mario Seman, is permanently prohibited from seeking any new marijuana business license in the state, the CRA said.
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