GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Six marijuana companies have sued the city of Grand Rapids, arguing that a cannabis social equity program requiring them to pay 3% of their annual sales to the city amounts to “municipal extortion.”
The companies allege in a complaint, filed in Kent County circuit court, that no other type of businesses is forced to pay the same fee “under the guise of social equity.” Businesses that don’t pay the fee risk having their business closed and their license revoked.
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An attorney for six cannabis companies says the city’s social equity program hurts his clients and imposes sanctions of up to 3% on their annual sales. Read More
