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US (MI): People camp for 3 weeks for Detroit licenses

In one of the last metro Detroit communities to open its doors to retail marijuana businesses, the process of applying for a license is a war of attrition.

Dozens of eager applicants have been lined up day and night for three weeks outside of the Redford Township hall on Beech Daly Road.

The weed company operators are vying to secure a license to open a dispensary in the inner-ring suburb of Redford, which approved an ordinance to allow for marijuana sales over the summer and decided on a first-come-first-serve process for applications. The result effectively incentivized operators get in line last month — and stay there — in hopes of securing one of the valuable licenses.

The weed company operators are vying to secure a license to open a dispensary in Redford, which approved an ordinance to allow for marijuana sales over the summer and decided on a first-come-first-serve process for applications, which effectively incentivized operators get in line last month — and stay there — in hopes of securing one of the valuable licenses.

Read more at Crain's Detroit Business.

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