Another customer at the store, who spoke under condition of anonymity, said he already had a medical marijuana card but decided to line up at 6:30 a.m. this morning to be part of the hoopla and history, a viewpoint echoed by many customers.
“I just wanted to be part of it,” he said. He said prices appeared a little higher for recreational products than for medical.
Still, he bought a prerolled joint, a box of sugar-free gummies and a tin of infused candies. The total? $63.
Though inventory was holding out well in the early going, it will take months for a supply chain to fully develop because it takes several months to grow, process and distribute marijuana products.
Medical marijuana supply has been constrained for months and with licensed growers and processors able to shift only half of their medical supply over to recreational, shortages of product are expected.
More retailers plan to open up in coming weeks. Three others have been licensed: Lit Provisioning Centers/Lume Cannabis Co. in Evart, Green Peak Innovations/Skymint in Ann Arbor and Michigan Supply and Provisions in Morenci.
The state’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency also has approved adult-use recreational licenses for eight non-storefront marijuana businesses. Exclusive Provisioning received two of those licenses for its processing and grow operation in Ann Arbor.
