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Council pauses U-M social-equity cannabis study pending funding and legal clarifications
Summary
A proposed $170,000, two-year study by University of Michigan public-health researchers on social equity in Detroit’s cannabis industry was discussed; council asked for health-related questions to be included and sought clarity on $3M excise funds before approving city-funded contracting.
Council members pressed the Office of Cannabis Affairs and University of Michigan researchers for clarifications before approving a $170,000, two-year contract to study social equity in Detroit’s cannabis industry.
Kim James (Office of Cannabis Affairs) told the committee the study focuses on business impacts and barriers for locally owned cannabis businesses. Professor Catherine Hendy of U‑M’s School of Public Health said the project’s design centers on policy and business analysis rather than a broad public-health impact evaluation, but that…
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