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List of Michigan communities that have opted out of recreational marijuana businesses

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(WXYZ) — Recreational marijuana became legal in December, and it's expected to take about a year before licensed businesses will open up across the state, but more than 400 communities across the area have already notified the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs that they will not allow recreational marijuana businesses in their area. Every city has the right to opt out of commercial businesses for recreational marijuana.

Check out the list below of each community in each county that has opted out of selling marijuana. The list will be updated as LARA updates the list. (Counties are bolded. Last update of May 17)

Alcona

  • Greenbush Township
  • Gustin Township
  • Mikado Township

Allegan

  • Allegan Township
  • Cheshire Township
  • Heath Township
  • Overisel Township
  • Plainwell
  • Saugatuck
  • Trowbridge Township
  • Wayland Township

Alpena

  • Aplena Charter Township
  • Sanborn Township

Antrim

- Bellaire
- Custer Township
- Village of Elk Rapids
- Elk Rapids Township
- Forest Home Township
- Mancelona Township
- Milton Township

Arenac

- Standish
- Whitney Township

Baraga Count

  • Village of L'Anse

Barry County

- Hastings
- Middleville
- Rutland Charter Townshi
- Yankee Springs

Bay County

  • Beaver Township
  • Essexville
  • Hampton Charter Township
  • Merritt Township
  • Mt. Forest Township

Benzie

  • Almira Township
  • Beulah
  • Frankfort
  • Homestead Township
  • Inland Township

Berrien

- Bridgman
- Chikaming Township
- Coloma
- Lincoln Charter Township
- New Buffalo
- Oronoko Charter Township
- St. Joseph
- Three Oaks Township

Branch

  • Bronson
  • City of Coldwater
  • Coldwater Township

Calhoun

- Albion
- Eckford Township
- Marengo Township
- Marshall Township
- Newtown Township
- Sheridan Township

Cass

  • Howard Township
  • Jefferson Township
  • LaGrange Township
  • Marcellus
  • Newberg Township
  • Ontwa Township
  • Penn Township
  • Porter Township
  • Silver Creek Township
  • Volinia Township
  • Wayne Township

Charlevoix

  • Charlevoix
  • East Jordan
  • Eveline Township
  • Norwood Township
  • South Arm Township

Cheboygan

  • Grant Township
  • Mackinaw City

Chippewa

  • Sault Ste Marie

Clare

- Clare
- Farwell
- Freeman Township
- Frost Township
- Harrison

Clinton

  • Bengal Township
  • Bingham
  • Dallas Township
  • Essex Township
  • Greenbush Township
  • Olive Township
  • Ovid Township
  • Westphalia Township

Delta

- Ensign Township
- Maple Ridge Township

Dickson

- Breitung Charter Township
- Felch Township
- Norway

Eaton

- Bellevue Township
- Delta Township
- Eaton Rapids
- Grand Ledge
- Vermontville

Emmet

- Bear Creek Township
- Harbor Springs
- McKinley Township
- Pellston
- Petosky
- Springvale Township
- West Traverse Township

Genesee

  • Argentine Township
  • Atlas Township
  • Clio
  • Davison Township
  • Fenton
  • Flushing
  • Flushing Charter Township
  • Gaines
  • Gaines Township
  • Goodrich
  • Grand Blanc
  • Grand Blanc Charter Township
  • Linden
  • Mt. Morris Township
  • Mundy Charter Township
  • Richfield Township
  • Vienna Township

Gladwin

- Beavertown
- Beaverton Township
- Gladwin

Gogebic

- Bessemer
- Ironwood

Grand Traverse

- Blair Township
- Grant Township
- Long Lake Township

Gratiot

- Alma
- North Shade Township
- North Star Township
- Sumner Township

Hillsdale

- Hillsdale
- Hillsdale Township
Litchfield Township

Houghton

- Hancock

Huron

- Fairhaven Township
- Windsor Township

Ingham

  • Dansville
  • Ingham Township
  • Locke Township
  • Mason
  • Stockbridge
  • Williamston

Ionia

- Odessa Township
- Portland

Iosco

- East Tawas
- Tawas City
- Tawas Township

Iron

- Bates Township
- Caspian

Isabella

- Nottawa Township

Jackson

- Blackman Charter Township
- Columbia Township
- Concord Township
- Springport Township

Kalamazoo

- Brady Township
- Charleston Township
- Cooper Township
- Portage
- Prairie Ronde Township
- Ross Township
- Schoolcard
- Texas Charter Township

Kent

- Ada Township
- Alpine Township
- Byron Township
- Cedar Springs
- Kentwod
- Rockford
- Sparta
- Walker
- Wyoming

Lake

- Pinora Township

Lapeer

- Almont Township
- Columbiaville
- Elba Township
- Lapeer Township
- Northbranch

Leelanau

- Cleveland Township
- Elmwood Charter Township
- Glen Arbor Township
- Leelanau Township
- Solon Township
- Suttons Bay
- Suttons Bay Township

Lenawee

- Adrian Township
- Blissfield
- Cambridge Township
- Clinton
- Dover Township
- Fairfield Township
- Hudson
- Morenci
- Raisin Charter Township
- Tecumseh

Livingston

- Brightong
- Brighton Township
- Conway Township
- Genoa Township
- Green Oak Township
- Hartland Township
- Howell
- Iosco Township
- Marion Township
- Ocelola Township
- Pinckney
- Putnam Township
- Tyrone Township
- Unadilla Township

Luce

- Pentland Township

Mackinac

- Hendricks Township
- St. Ignace

Macomb

- Armada
- Center Line
- Chesterfield Township
- Harrison Township
- Macomb Township
- Memphis
- New Baltimore
- New Haven
- Ray Township
- Richmond
- Richmond Township
- Shelby Township
- St. Clair Shores
- Sterling Heights
- Washington Township

Manistee

- Manistee
- Norman Township

Marquette

- Forsyth Township
- Ishpeming
- Powell Township

Mason

- Custer Township
- Village of Custer
- Grant Township
- Meade Township
- Pere Marquette Charter Township
- Scottville
- Sheridan Township
- Victory Township

Mecosta

- Green Charter Township
- Martiny Township
- Morton Township

Menominee

- Mellen Township
- Stephenson

Midland

- Coleman
- Hope Township
- Ingersoll Township
- Jerome Township
- Midland

Monroe

- Berlin Township
- Frenchtown Township
- Luna Pier
- Monroe
- Raisinville Township
- Whiteford Township

Montcalm

- Carson City
- Day Township
- Eureka Township
- Village of Lakeview
- Montcalm Township
- Sidney Township

Montmorency

- Avery Township
- Hillman Township
- Village of Hillman

Muskegon

- Blue Lake Township
- Casanovia Township
- Montague
- North Muskegon
- Norton Shores
- Whitehall

Newaygo

- Ashland Township
- Fremont
- Newaygo

Oakland

- Addison Township
- Bloomfield Township
- Commerce Township
- Franklin
- Leonard
- Milford
- Northville
- Novi
- Orchard Lake
- Oxford Township
- Wolverine Lake
- Rochester
- Rochester Hills
- West Bloomfield Township
- Wixom

Oceana

- Grant Township
- Rothbury
- Shelby Township

Ogemaw

- Churchill Township

Ontonagon

- Stannard Township

Osceola

- Evart
- Hersey Township
- Reed City

Otsego

- Bagley Township
- Corwith Township
- Gaylord
- Hayes Township
- Otsego Lake Township
- Vanderbilt

Ottawa

- Ferrysburg
- Georgetown Township
- Grand Haven
- Grand Haven Charter Township
- Hart
- Holland
- Holland Township
- Jamestown Township
- Olive Township
- Spring Lake
- Wright Township
- Zeeland

Roscommon

- Gerrish Township
- Higgins Townsihp
- Nester Township
- Roscommon Township

Saginaw

- Birch Run
- Bridgeport Township
- Carrollton Township
- Chesaning Township
- Frankenmuth Township
- Kochville Township
- Richland Township
- Saginaw Township
- Thomas Township
- Tittabawassee Township
- Zilwaukee

Sanilac

- Bridgehampton Township
- Brown City
- Carsonville
- Deckerville
- Elmer Township
- Flynn Township
- Forester Township
- Greenleaf Township
- Lamotte Township
- Maple Valley Township
- Marlette
- Village of Melvin
- Minden Township
- Moore Township
- Port Sanilac
- Sandusky
- Speaker Township
- Washington Township
- Watertown Township

Schoolcraft

- Manistique

Shiawassee

- Morrice
- Perry

St. Clair

- Algonac
- Berlin Township
- Burtchville Township
- Casco Township
- China Township
- Columbus Township
- Ira Township
- Kenockee Township
- Kimball Township
- Marine City
- Port Huron Township
- St. Clair
- St. Clair Township

St. Joseph

- Colon township
- Constantine Township
- Fawn Ribert Township
- Lockport Township
- Mottville Township
- Nottawa Township
- Park Township
- Sherman Township
- Sturgis Township

Tuscola

- Village of Cass City
- Denmark Township
- Gagetown
- Tuscola Township
- Unionville

Van Buren

- Covert Township
- Geneva Township
- Hartford Township
- Keeler Township
- Lawrence Township
- Village of Lawton

Washtenaw

- Chelsea
- Lima Township
- Saline
- Webster Township

Wayne

- Allen Park
- Canton Township
- Dearborn
- Flat Rock
- Grosse Pointe
- Grosse Pointe Park
- Grosse Pointe Shores
- Grosse Pointe Woods
- Harper Woods
- Livonia
- Northville Charter Township
- Plymouth
- Plymouth Charter Township
- Riverview
- Sumpter Township
- Van Buren Township
- Woodhaven
- Wyandotte

Wexord

- Clam Lake Township
- Colfax Township
- Springville Township