Amid marijuana drought, Michigan provisioning centers look to CBD sales

It’s no surprise that one can buy CBD products at The Reef provisioning center. CBD creams, oils, candies, and even flowers are available at most places, along with their THC products. What makes The Reef different is that any adult can walk into the place and buy these products.

One of the most stringent rules of medical marijuana is that you can’t go into any area where sales are taking place without showing a state card certifying that you are a patient. The folks over at The Reef, near Eight Mile and Van Dyke, noticed that anyone can buy CBD products at their local convenience store, so why not at their place?

“What kind of prompted us was we had a lot of people coming in asking for CBD products, and they didn’t have a medical card,” says Rush Hasan, who works in business development at The Reef. “They said there was no need to get a medical card. … We worked with [the Licensing and Regulatory Affairs office], and they gave us approval to allow us to sell CBD-only products that are hemp-derived to any customer that comes in. They just have to sign in just like any visitor would.” [Read more at Detroit Metro Times]