NEWS – The city has drawn significant criticism for its handling of marijuana commerce, particularly in regards to how it distributed marijuana licenses.
Held in the spring of 2019, Traverse City’s medical marijuana permitting process drew 72 applications, many of them from downstate cannabis businesses eyeing the area as a high-value market. Ultimately, 13 businesses won the right to open medical dispensaries within city limits, 11 of which eventually did open stores in town; none of them were locally-based companies.
