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Detroit Closed 194 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries In 2016-17

The city of Detroit issued 194 orders to shut down medical marijuana and marijuana-related facilities during the two year-period stretching from Jan. 1, 2016 to Jan. 1, 2018, city data show. Detroit’s Deputy Press Secretary Tiffany Crawford said that some locations that received shutdown orders closed voluntarily, while others “required assistance by the Detroit Police Department for closing.”

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