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Overturning of Detroit Medical Marijuana Initiative Could Be Appealed

The group behind two voter-approved initiatives is weighing its options, including a possible appeal, after a judge overturned one of the measures that sought to relax local control.

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The group behind two Detroit voter-approved medical marijuana initiatives is weighing its options—including a possible appeal—after a Wayne County Circuit Court judge last Friday overturned one of the measures that sought to relax local control this year.

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But Citizens for Sensible Cannabis Reform spokesman Jonathan Barlow said Monday that no official decision has been made yet.

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"Currently, we are examining all options before moving forward with any course of action," Barlow said. "However, we are disappointed in that the city refuses to have dialogue with us in order to help minorities in the industry."

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The overturned initiative, placed on the November ballot as Proposal B, specified in which zoning districts medical marijuana-related facilities could be located within Detroit. It would have allowed provisioning centers and processors in all business and industrial districts, including downtown and Midtown.

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Chief Judge Robert Colombo Jr. also partially overturned the zoning portion of a separate medical marijuana initiative, Proposal A, which had sought to allow dispensaries to open within 500 feet of another dispensary; near liquor, beer and wine stores; child care centers, arcades and parks.

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