Tap on a community to see where they stand on medical marijuana businesses 4, Inkster, River Rouge, Lenox Township and Orion Township - have passed ordinances that will allow medical marijuana businesses in their towns. Of the 73 that returned calls, only five communities in the three counties - Detroit, where a voter-passed ordinance takes effect Jan. The Detroit Free Press put calls out to nearly all of the 127 communities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties to see what their stance is on medical marijuana businesses. So that leaves it up to cities, villages and townships in Michigan, which are authorized to allow or prohibit medical marijuana businesses, to determine how much medical weed there will be in the state. The state, which is expected to begin awarding licenses to the lucrative medical marijuana businesses next spring, won’t put a limit on the number of licenses that are available or handed out to entrepreneurs and businesses. Since the state Legislature passed bills last year to regulate and tax medical marijuana, communities have been grappling with whether they want the cannabis businesses in their town. “This community has no interest in having marijuana dispensaries.” We’re primarily a residential community,” he said. “We have limited business space in Oakland Township. It's a different story in Oakland County’s Oakland Township, where township Supervisor Dale Stuart says medical marijuana businesses will never be welcome. Isn’t it better to eliminate these black market, cash-only guys?” “This is a great source of revenue for us. At a minimum, if there is an existing business, why would we tell the owner, 'You have to evict your tenant?'” said township Supervisor Ken Verkest. “At last check, we had 18 legitimate grow operations in the community. When Harrison Township votes on its medical marijuana ordinance next month, there is expected to be little opposition to the plan to allow a couple of dozen cannabis businesses into the Macomb County community. Watch Video: Michigan marijuana prospects

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