Licensed sales of recreational marijuana began in Detroit Jan. 4, with at least two shops opening for sales of cannabis to adults aged 21 and up. The House of Dank on Front Street near the city’s border of Lincoln Park, Michigan was the first shop to open its doors to recreational customers, followed by DaCut in the Eden Gardens neighborhood of Detroit soon after.
Both retailers are medical marijuana dispensaries that were recently licensed by the city to sell recreational marijuana, which was legalized in Michigan with the passage of a statewide ballot measure in 2018. Legalized sales began in December 2019.
“Going recreational in Detroit is a huge milestone for us,” Crystal Jamo, general manager of House of Dank, told reporters. “Just because we’ve been waiting for it for so long that, like, ‘Pinch me, is it real?’”
Mike DiLaura, general counsel for House of Dank, said that the shop, one of 10 locations in Michigan, received final approval from the state to begin selling recreational marijuana on Tuesday afternoon. The company then began transferring recreational cannabis products from its distribution center and other stores to the newly licensed Front Street location.
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