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Muskegon, for example, initially created a medical marijuana overlay district to steer development within an underutilized industrial section of the city. “We took areas that were heavily disinvested in and very blighted along major corridors that are easy to find,” Franzak said. The city of Kalamazoo has experienced similar success since adopting its medical marijuana […]

Maki’s three dispensaries were the first to open in Muskegon, Ottawa and Montcalm counties. …Read the full story

The bill sits in an evenly divided Senate now under the slim control of Democrats who need to decide whether to push forward with the bill, pursue outright marijuana legalization or couple the issue with broader criminal justice reform. “Chances are good, except if they decide they want to go for the more aggressive legislation,” […]