MENOMINEE, Mich. (WLUC) – In a recently filed lawsuit, Puff Cannabis claims it met all requirements to open a location in Menominee, but was prevented by delays from the City Council.

Now, the dispensary is suing for $20 million. The attorney representing Puff Cannabis says they’re asking the city to follow the law.

“There’s a set of statues and city ordinances that they have to follow. Once you issue a building permit, there’s no reason, once the building permit has been followed and the construction is complete, the law says that you shall then give the business owner their certificate of occupancy to open. All we’re asking for is for the city to follow the law,” Puff Cannabis Attorney/Clark Hill Partner Jennifer Green said.

The suit comes after Puff Cannabis received its permits and was prepared to fully open in late summer. Menominee Mayor Casey Hoffman says voters have already decided to cap the number of dispensaries at nine, something he supports.

“I am a Mayor who voted for the nine-cap dispensaries in Menominee. I think we are the definition of oversaturated, and in the long term, I promise the city of Menominee will have fewer dispensaries given a free-market strategy,” Hoffman said.

Hoffman says he’s prepared to settle the case.

“I have given formal authorization to the legal counsel in the city of Menominee to engage with Puff Cannabis to negotiate a settlement and to give that settlement to the city counsel as soon as possible. Once I have that settlement in hand, I will call an emergency meeting and require a vote of the Menominee City Council,” Hoffman said.

With the court’s latest order, the Puff Cannabis lawsuit will be before the court for a pretrial conference.

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