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Council approves homegrown-funded cannabis equity study after members demand health and youth focus
Summary
The committee moved a two-year homegrown-funded contract with University of Michigan researchers and CREO to formal after researchers pledged to include health equity analysis and community engagement. Council members said the study's timing is late but could inform future rounds of licensing and policy fixes for Detroit's social equity program.
The committee voted to send a proposed two-year research contract—funded by 100% homegrown Detroit dollars—to formal session with a recommendation to approve after extended discussion about scope and timing.
Researchers from the University of Michigan described a three-phase project: a policy analysis of ordinances and lawsuits; semi-structured interviews with participants in Detroit's legacy/social equity program; and a community engagement forum to present findings.…
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