West Bloomfield, MI Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Medical facilities
- Prohibited, Sec. 13.5-7 (Ord. No. C-807, 11-26-18)
- Adult-use establishments
- Prohibited, Sec. 13.5-16, same ordinance
- Legal basis
- Opt-out under MCL 333.27101 and the Marihuana Act
- Zoning route
- None; ban is townshipwide, not a zoning overlay
- Governing body
- West Bloomfield Township Board
- General penalty
- Up to $500 fine and 93 days jail, Sec. 1-10
- Civil infraction fines
- $150 first offense, $300 repeat, Sec. 1-10
Summary
West Bloomfield Township has banned every marihuana business the state licenses. Under Sec. 13.5-7 the Township Board prohibits medical marihuana facilities such as growers, processors, provisioning centers, secure transporters and safety compliance facilities, and under Sec. 13.5-16 it separately prohibits adult-use marihuana establishments. No dispensary, grow operation or retailer can obtain a state license to operate anywhere inside township boundaries, regardless of the parcel's zoning district.
Sec. 13.5-7. - Medical marihuana facilities not permitted. As authorized by the Michigan Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act, the township elects to prohibit any medical marihuana facility as defined by the Act from operating within the boundaries of the township. ... ... Sec. 13.5-16. - Marihuana establishments not permitted. As authorized by the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, the township elects to prohibit any marihuana establishment as defined by the Act from operating within the boundaries of the township.
Full Breakdown
The findings at Sec. 13.5-1 trace the ban to three state laws: the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MCL 333.26421 et seq.), the Michigan Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (MCL 333.27101 et seq.), which bars the state from issuing a facility license unless a municipality has affirmatively opted in, and the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, whose section 6.1 lets a municipality completely prohibit marihuana establishments. The Township Board used both opt-out powers in Ord. No. C-807, adopted November 26, 2018: Article 2 of Chapter 13.5 (Sec.
13.5-7) prohibits medical marihuana facilities, and Article 3 (Sec. 13.5-16) prohibits marihuana establishments under the adult-use act. Because Zoning is published as a separate instrument outside this code, the prohibition is not a zoning overlay with exceptions; it is a flat use ban, so no site plan, special land use application or zoning district exists that could authorize a dispensary. Sec. 13.5-2 clarifies the ordinance does not undermine or provide immunity from the underlying state or federal marihuana laws governing individual patients and adult possession.
Chapter 13.5 carries no penalty section of its own, so a person operating a prohibited facility or establishment is enforced under the Code's general penalty, Sec. 1-10.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 13.5 sets no separate fine schedule, so operating a prohibited marihuana facility or establishment falls under the Code's general penalty, Sec. 1-10: a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail and/or a $500 fine, or, if charged as a municipal civil infraction, a $150 civil fine for a first offense and $300 for a repeat offense, plus costs. Each day of continued operation counts as a separate offense.
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