Companies are working to deliver their best products, cement their name in the market, and keep up with demand while still in the early stages of operation. The market is hot, and competition is fierce. There are only three dispensaries, so far… all within a few blocks of each other. However, only about a couple dozen brands are present in dispensaries. New York State has approved 280 cultivator licenses as of January. So now that the market’s open, how does it compare? New York City beats California at many things, but can it exceed (or even touch) the sky-scraping bar set by the Golden State? Moreover, how does it compare to other markets, especially fellow new ones? The Current State of the New York Cannabis Market Thus when adult-use cannabis sales started in New York, nearly five years after they did in California, the anticipation was well beyond built up. Food, cost of living, and the rest of the masses may be up for debate, but everyone knows that California unarguably beats New York when it comes to weed. After obtaining 3,867 signatures, the initiative petition was tossed out by the city’s Department of Elections last week for missing the filing deadline.The immutable debate: New York City versus California. Blair, who last year led the legal team that successfully sued the city to repeal its ordinance.Įarlier this month, a group of medical dispensary owners also unsuccessfully tried to create a November 2022 ballot initiative to remove the ordinance. The four dispensaries are represented by attorney Kevin M. The first lawsuit filed against the 2022 Detroit ordinance was led by dispensary chain House of Dank, along with three other medical dispensaries, Herbal Wellness, TJM Enterprises Services, and Detroit Natural Selections Enterprises, which claimed the law gives preferential treatment to new applicants and would harm their ability to operate in the city. JARS’ complaint also claims that the “Good Neighbor Plan” applicants are required to submit to obtain a Detroit adult use cannabis business permit is unrelated to the applicants’ ability to comply with Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA).Ī “Good Neighbor Plan” could include measures such as mandatory hiring of Detroit residents, or donating a minimum of 750 hours of community service annually to a Detroit-based tax-exempt charitable organization, community organization, religious institution, a public or charter school, or block club. “it is abundantly clear that Detroit’s Second Ordinance serves as the kiss of-death for existing medical-marihuana facilities operating within the city of Detroit,” the lawsuit thundered. Medical dispensary owners would also be barred from owning a Detroit-based adult use license at the same time as a medical license. ![]() ![]() According to Detroit’s 2022 adult use sales ordinance, existing medical dispensaries would be barred from applying for a recreational license until 2027. ![]() In the complaint, JARS claims that once adult use licenses are fully distributed, adult use businesses would outnumber medical facilities 6-1, creating a “death sentence” for medical provisioning centers. Without a leg up from the city, officials claimed, Black Detroiters and anyone affected by the War on Drugs would not have a fair shot at getting a cannabis business of their own. Detroit elected officials were dismayed by the court’s actions last year, as they claimed their ordinance was written to give hometown social equity applicants easier access to the industry.
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