Puff doorway, Oct. 6, 2025. PC: Fox 11 Online
MENOMINEE, MI. (WTAQ-WLUK) – A judge rejected a marijuana dispensary’s request for an order allowing it to open.
Puff Cannabis Company sued the City of Menominee, arguing its approval to open was approved months ago. It asked for a temporary injunction to allow it to open. The city said the store hadn’t met all of the Dept. of Transportation requirements.
Currently, there are eight marijuana dispensaries in Menominee, and a recent vote to amend an ordinance capped the number at nine.
In the four-page decision, Judge Mary Barglind noted there is another store also ready to open, posing a problem.
Barglind wrote it isn’t clear Puff would prevail on the merits, and will not suffer irreparable harm, two of the considerations for issuing a temporary injunction. And, there would be harm to the public if it were granted.
“Since granting the injunction as requested by Plaintiff will put the City in a position of breaching a contract/Settlement Agreement with another retail marijuana company, and his breach would likely result in litigation again and expenses, it would be harmful to the public, that is, the City of Menominee, to grant the injunction as requested by the Plaintiff. This factor also weighs in favor of not granting the injunction,” Barglind wrote.
As a result of the written decision, a hearing scheduled for Wednesday was cancelled.
Puff’s case will continue towards trial.
Meanwhile, this case and another related case will be sent to mediation, the judge said.
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