State regulators fined 27 cannabis businesses in May for violations ranging from holding an authorized cannabis-infused dinner in Hazel Park to selling medical cannabis to customers without a medical card.
Seven of the businesses operate in metro Detroit and were fined a total of $148,500. In each of these cases, the businesses admitted fault and pledged to make corrections.
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency penalized several local businesses for various violations. Nature's Remedy in Ferndale was fined $13,000 for hosting an unauthorized cannabis event. Pure Property Holdings, operating as 420 Dank Detroit, received a $4,500 fine for selling products under administrative hold. Saeed Bazzi Properties, known as Apollo Cannabis, was fined $77,000 for multiple offenses such as selling to customers without valid medical cards and poor surveillance. Southeast Provisioning Center, doing business as Leaf and Bud, was fined $6,000 for improperly combining cannabis packages. SBCMI LLC was fined $1,000 for a vape cart testing positive for MCT oil. DF Michigan One Inc. was fined $43,000 for violating weight, licensing, and facility modification regulations. Lastly, Vibe Consulting received a $4,000 fine due to transaction entry inaccuracies, linked to employee theft.
Elsewhere in the state, Berry Green Management of Lapeer was fined $30,000 for failing to properly test its infused edibles. Big Rapids Operations LLC of Big Rapids, which does business as High Society 1, sold 4.5 grams of flower that was mislabeled, weighed only 3.5 grams, was the wrong strain, and did not have any of the required labeling.
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