Oakland County Cities Opting Out Of Recreational Marijuana Sales

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — Now that Michigan voters have decided to approve recreational marijuana through the November ballot, cities across the state are making decisions on whether or not to allow such facilities within their communities.

Many have already voted and notified the state that they are opting out -- some for the time being while city officials do more research, others firm in the stance that it sends a bad signal to local youth or unwanted business.

Below is a list of municipalities in your county who have notified LARA that they have opted out of the licensed facilities portion of the MRTMA as of Feb. 22.

Municipalities that do decide to opt out are encouraged to notify LARA, but are not required to do so.

Cities like Troy, Pontiac and Birmingham have opted out but are not on the list. Since the last update, more than 60 communities have reportedly been added to the list.

In Oakland County, there are at least 10 cities that have opted out:

• Addison Township
• Bloomfield Township
• Milford
• Northville
• Novi
• Orchard Lake
• Wolverine Lake
• Rochester
• Rochester Hills
• West Bloomfield Charter Township

Recreational marijuana became legal in Michigan on Dec. 6, but sales have not yet started and aren't likely to start until late next year at the earliest.