Detroit Raids Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Instead Of Licensing Them

A number of area attorneys are telling The Compassion Chronicles that medical marijuana dispensaries are being raided by the Detroit Police Department, despite assurances that businesses of that type will begin licensing procedures on March 1.

Although attorneys are reluctant to release the names of the dispensaries involved, it seems more than a dozen raids or ‘visits’ by DPD have been executed in the last two weeks. Dispensaries in the city have been renamed “medical marihuana caregiver centers” (MMCC) by the City Council.

Under a pair of ordinances, the most recent one passed by Council in December, more than 200 existing businesses were given from March 1 until March 31 to apply for a license to operate.

“The Detroit Police raids are a tortious interference with a business expectancy,” Royal Oak attorney Barton Morris said. ”The recent Detroit Police raids on MMCCs are unlawful and unconstitutional. The city should be...

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