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Detroit bans locking patrons inside businesses after fatal gas station shooting

In May 2023, three people were shot after a gas station clerk locked them in during an active shooting

By Steve Neavling
Jun 26, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, Government, News, Gregory Karlos Samuel Fortner-Kelly, convenience store, gas station, shooting, shoplifting, Detroit, Detroit City Council, James Tate
Cannabis News

Detroit City Council eases space requirements for cannabis businesses

An abundance of liquor stores previously made it difficult for weed entrepreneurs in the city

By Steve Neavling
Jul 26, 2023

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Marijuana, dispensaries, Detroit, Detroit City Council, controlled uses, James Tate
Metro Detroit

Detroit sues owner of abandoned Mammoth Building to force demolition or renovations

The lawsuit is part of the city’s increased crackdown on negligent building owners

By Steve Neavling
May 5, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Mammoth Building, department store, West Grand River, Detroit, west side, abandoned building, Conrad Mallett, James Tate, lawsuit
Cannabis News

Another Black-owned ‘Detroit legacy’ cannabis dispensary opens

It’s the latest adult-use dispensary to open that is part of Detroit’s social equity program

By Steve Neavling
Mar 27, 2023

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Marijuana, dispensary, Detroit, James Tate, Todd Bettison, High Profile Cannabis Shop, C3 Industries, Detroit legacy, Black-owned
Cannabis News

First Black-owned ‘Detroit legacy’ cannabis dispensary opens

Of the 34 recreational marijuana businesses in Detroit so far, half are run by Black Detroiters

By Steve Neavling
Mar 20, 2023

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Nuggets Cannabis, Detroit, Detroit legacy, social equity, Todd Bettison, James Tate, marijuana, dispensary
Cannabis News

Opponents of Detroit’s new recreational marijuana ordinance aim for ballot initiative in November

The Detroit Election Commission will decide if the new initiative has enough valid signatures

By Steve Neavling
Aug 8, 2022

Tags: Marijuana News, Weed, Detroit, ballot initiative, election, ordinance, Detroit City Council, James Tate, Citizens for Better Social Equity, marijuana, dispensaries
Cannabis News

Detroit begins accepting applications for recreational marijuana businesses, despite lawsuits

The city will accept online applications in August

By Steve Neavling
Jul 15, 2022

Tags: Marijuana News, Weed, Marijuana, Detroit, dispensaries, recreational marijuana, Mayor Duggan, James Tate, Detroit City Council, ordinance
Metro Detroit

Detroit City Council debates giving billionaire Dan Gilbert another $60M in tax breaks for delayed Hudson’s project

Michigan’s poorest city wants to give the state’s wealthiest resident a tax break

By Steve Neavling
Jun 14, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Detroit, Detroit City Council, tax incentives, taxes, Dan Gilbert, Hudson's, Bedrock, James Tate
Cannabis News

Detroit officials throw out ballot drive to repeal city’s controversial recreational cannabis ordinance

Citizens for Better Social Equity collected 3,867 signatures for the ballot initiative

By Steve Neavling
Jun 1, 2022

Tags: Marijuana News, Weed, Petition, ballot drive, marijuana, recreational marijuana, Detroit, Detroit City Council, James Tate, Adolph Mongo
Cannabis News

Detroit City Council votes to increase recreational marijuana dispensaries, but new ordinance is delayed again

The cash-strapped city has missed out on more than two years worth of new taxes from the multibillion-dollar industry

By Steve Neavling
Mar 23, 2022

Tags: Marijuana News, Detroit City Council, marijuana, ordinance, James Tate, dispensaries
Cannabis News

Recreational dispensaries in Detroit? Council committee endorses new ordinance

By Steve Neavling
Mar 7, 2022

Tags: Marijuana News, Marijuana, dispensaries, Detroit, Detroit City Council, James Tate, Mary Waters, ordinance, Gabriela Santiago-Romero
Cannabis News

Detroit City Council considers new ordinance to allow recreational marijuana businesses to open

By Steve Neavling
Feb 8, 2022

Tags: Marijuana News, Marijuana, dispensaries, Detroit, Mayor Duggan, James Tate, equity program, Detroit City Council
Metro Detroit

Mary Sheffield appointed president of Detroit City Council

By Steve Neavling
Jan 4, 2022

Tags: Mary Sheffield, James tate, Detroit, Detroit City Council, politics
One Hitters

Detroit City Councilman James Tate explains why the city banned marijuana sales (for now)

By Larry Gabriel
Nov 25, 2019

Tags: One Hitters, James Tate, Detroit, city council, marijuana, cannabis
Metro Detroit

New Detroit marijuana dispensary laws set to take effect

By Michael Jackman
Feb 26, 2016

Tags: News Hits, Medical marijuana, Detroit, Duggan, James Tate