Shawn Palmer says his medical marijuana dispensary business has been licensed annually in Billings since 2011.
When he went to renew near the end of 2017, he says the city denied him. Then the city sent him code violation notices that said the dispensary should cease doing business because he had no business license.
While the city granted him business licenses in previous years, Palmer invested in the Grand Avenue property, which is accessible only to registered medical marijuana patients.
He wondered why the city could change its tune now.
“I spent almost $100,000 on that building for one very simple reason,” he said. “I wanted to have a shop that was for the client and was private and secure. No children, no public exposure to my cannabis shop.”
