The City of Lansing has finished the first phase of the review and appeal process for medical marijuana provisioning centers approving 20 for operation and denying 65 others.
Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope said it was a long and painstaking process.
“We learned a lot so we’re hoping to do it better with phase two with the next five licenses,” said Swope.
While deciding which applications to approve and which to deny, Swope said he focused on the economic costs and benefits to the city.