Cory Roberts, center, believes he was one of the first to apply for a business loan offered by the city of Muskegon to people convicted of low-level marijuana crimes.
More likely will be done as the city continues to receive from the state a portion of marijuana excise taxes.
In addition, people who meet the state’s qualifications to be a social equity applicant can receive up to $10,000 in a marijuana license grant that can be used to cover the cost of license fees.
Franzak predicted the city may have a hard time spending all the money the first year.
Roberts, who has closely followed the city’s discussions about its social equity program, believes he was first in line with an application for a business start-up grant.
He is a partner in Michigan Canna House, which is planning the new marijuana establishment at a former Sons of Norway Lodge at the corner of Harvey Street and Marquette Avenue in the city of Muskegon.
Canna House is the parent company of Michigan Cannabis Chefs, run by chefs Nigel Douglas and Roberts’ wife Lynette Roberts.
The road to business entrepreneurship was a rocky one for Roberts, who told MLive he spent four years in prison for minor pot possession.
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