Puff doorway, Oct. 6, 2025. PC: Fox 11 Online
MENOMINEE, Mich. (WTAQ-WLUK) — A limit on the number of marijuana dispensaries in Menominee is valid, a judge ruled Friday, as she confirmed previous rulings in the case dismissing one store’s attempt to get a court order allowing it to open.
In November, 78% of Menominee residents voted to cap the number of marijuana dispensaries in the city at nine. Eight are currently open. Other firms besides Puff are also seeking licenses. Michigan municipalities share in the tax revenue generated by such stores. In 2025, the city and county of Menominee each received $432,000.
Puff Cannabis contended it should have been allowed to open last year, but the city of Menominee, Michigan, did not issue a license as it should have. The city said it followed the proper procedures.
In April, Judge Mary Barglind denied Puff’s motion for an order to open, saying because the application Puff submitted to the city included language waiving its right to “legal redress, or recourse,” the company’s lawsuit can’t move forward.
Appeals and motions were then filed, which Judge Barglind addressed Friday with a series of oral rulings.
She confirmed that the referendum was valid, but denied a request ordering the city to only license nine stores, noting that’s what the law is. It is not the court’s place to be involved in how that process works, she noted.
The judge also granted the city’s request to dismiss an appeal on the decision denying a court order allowing a store to open.
Friday’s decisions could be appealed.
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