Task Force Raids Plymouth Township Marijuana Dispensary

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, MI — Authorities seized between $40,000 and $50,000 assets and record of more than 120 customers in a raid on a Plymouth Township medical marijuana dispensary last week.

The Aug. 25 raid at a dispensary on General Drive south of Ann Arbor Road was part of an ongoing investigation of the illegal pot trade associated with some licensed dispensaries, The Plymouth Observer reported.

It was conducted by the Western Wayne Criminal Investigation Task Force, a multi-jurisdictional unit working through the Michigan State Police that includes the Plymouth Township Police Department.

Another dispensary in Brighton was raided on the same day as part of the wider net authorities are casting, Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw said. The newspaper said he declined comment on the Brighton raid, but acknowledged confusion over the provisions of the medical marijuana law approved by voters in 2008.

“There seems to be some myth going around that marijuana became legal with the passage of the Medical Marihuana Act, and that's not the case,” Shaw said. “Marijuana is still illegal.”

Criminal charges are pending.

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