The city revoked a group of marijuana companies’ business licenses because their operation at 20601 Glendale St. on the city’s west side is too close to a drug-free zone.
Schools are a drug-free zone. Yet the city of Detroit approved a group of marijuana companies to operate a multi-use marijuana facility near Detroit Community High School, including signing off on a certificate of occupancy this fall, according to a lawsuit transferred to U.S. District Court late last month.
But six weeks later, the city allegedly discovered the school’s proximity to the building housing the marijuana operations and revoked the operating licenses linked to the companies after the operators allegedly invested millions of dollars and secured lucrative customer contracts.
The operators — Cannabis Professional Design LLC, MB City Transportation LLC, HZ Detroit Holdings 1 LLC and HZ Detroit Holdings 2 LLC — in turn filed a lawsuit seeking an immediate injunction from Wayne County Circuit Court on Nov. 9. Dave Bell, director of the city’s Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department, and Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey are named as defendants in the case.
The case has since been moved to U.S. District Court because the plaintiffs allege their constitutional rights were violated, which is a federal matter, not a state issue.
Neither the city nor representation from the companies responded to requests to discuss the lawsuit.
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