Detroit — City leaders on Monday unveiled proposed regulations for the operation of recreational marijuana shops, with controversial provisions to give residents priority.
City Councilman James Tate joined with Mayor Mike Duggan and members of the community for a press conference at City Hall to present Detroit’s long-awaited ordinance for recreational marijuana, which guarantees no less than half of all licenses awarded will go to legacy residents.
The plan, city leaders note, was crafted to ensure residents disproportionately affected by the nation’s failed “War on Drugs” will have an equitable opportunity to participate in an industry that’s estimated to yield $3 billion in annual sales.
The ordinance will give special preference to residents under a certification that the city is calling “Detroit Legacy.”
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