On March 4, The Saline City Council issued draft regulations that would permit curbside cannabis pickup at dispensaries. A definitive vote is scheduled for the council’s next session on March 18.
Dispensaries in Saline are barred from offering curbside pickup due to conditions in their site plans. So far only Rush Cannabis on West Michigan Ave. is open.
Under the proposed curbside service, the process that currently requires customers to enter the store to verify their IDs, pay, and collect their orders would shift to the parking lot. This would involve a salesperson, accompanied by security, using a mobile ID scanner to complete transactions outside the store. Rush Cannabis Owner Shaun Mansour said curbside pickup would be much more convenient particularly on inclement weather days.
The proposed guidelines would allow dispensaries to have up to five curbside pickup spots in their parking lots, with no anticipated traffic or parking issues according to city Community Development Director Ben Harrington. Mansour also reassured the city council that the introduction of curbside service is unlikely to cause any significant increase in traffic.
Saline Mayor Brian Marl said he is expecting a thorough debate at the March 18th city council meeting.