Preparing for cannabis, a growth industry in Michigan
Owner Nick Tennant, 24, inspects the growing plants at Med Grow Cannabis College in Southfield. The school opened in September. Credit: The Detroit News
The business of medical marijuana is rapidly evolving in Michigan, with Royal Oak preparing to pass the state's first zoning law to cluster professional growers and the opening in Southfield of a trade school teaching plant cultivation.
On Tuesday, Royal Oak city leaders are expected to debate a proposed zoning ordinance requiring all licensed medical marijuana caregivers to grow pot in a dispensary in the city's general business district, which encompasses the retail and commercial strip along Woodward Avenue.
Officials say the proposed law would not prohibit caregivers from visiting the homes of patients to assist them with marijuana use or possessing the patient's pot at the patient's home. It would not apply to qualified patients who are physician-certified to grow the drug.
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