Legacy applicants are those who have lived in the city for 15 of the last 30 years; have lived in the city for 13 of the last 30 years and are low income; or have lived in the city for 10 of the last 30 years and have a marijuana conviction or a parent with a marijuana conviction.
For goodness sakes. This is right out of Central Planning. Reserve a big chunk of licenses to folks who have no clue how to run a business. I hope Crystal’s lawsuit prevails, this BS plan needs to be nipped in the bud. Forget for a moment that the product is weed, I would think that Detroit would want to approve applicants who have a business plan, experience and $$$$, whether they plan to sell bagels, boots or buds. Let’s face it, this is about money, right ?
In the suit, they should point out it discriminates against illegal aliens. They will be more likely to succeed.