Just this week, Michigan state officials ordered over 90 cannabis dispensaries in the region to liquidate their goods by Friday Sept 15 and shut down, giving them only 3 days to comply.

Hundreds of applicants in Michigan have filed paperwork to obtain their legal license to work in the cannabis industry, however in June there was supposed to be a second step to this process and it turns out that many cannabis entrepreneurs failed to turn in the appropriate paperwork that would establish their permission from the state to continue doing business.

Some of the dispensaries who put in their paperwork were late with it or they simply neglected to get it turned in at all. This didn't sit well with state officials who are tasked with overlooking the cannabis market and they've responded by ordering at least 98 dispensaries to close.

A judge has now stepped in to stop the closure...

A Michigan judge, Stephen Borello, has since issued an injunction against the state's intentions to have these dispensaries closed down. The injunction calls for an extension to the deadline that dispensaries have been given of December 15th. As well, it stipulates that authorities should stop treating dispensaries differently based on whether or not they've carried out all of the paperwork on time.

Those in the state who use cannabis or who work at these shops, own these shops etc, have tried pleading with officials in an effort to persuade them to reconsider their crackdown. Some have suggested that municipal delays have contributed to the delinquent filings.

If those businesses were forced to be closed down then that would leave a number of people without a job and many in the region unable to obtain a product that they've admitted contributes a great deal to improving their standard of living.

For now, licensing officials have indicated that they will comply with the recent order from the judge while they are still trying to determine the best way to move forward in this situation.

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