![]() ![]() the last year-and-a-half has been incredibly validating, and I look forward to the challenges and successes that come in the years ahead."Īdditionally, Kurt Isenberger joined Lume earlier in the year after spending eight years in a retail leadership role for Apple. “At Lume, we take great pride in working as a team and building each other up. “I can’t thank the team at Lume enough for seeing my potential and pushing me to work harder and uncover my true potential,” Beuth said in the release. In early 2021, she was promoted to area manager and now serves as district manager, overseeing all Lume’s adult-use stores north of Saginaw. In July of that year, she was promoted to store manager. The company received the special-use permit in November.Lume prides itself on promoting from within and posts every job opening at each of its stores and at its cultivation facility, according to the release.įor instance, Megan Beuth was first hired in February of 2020 to be assistant manager of Lume’s Petoskey adult-use store. “That didn’t stop the council from awarding a medical marijuana license on the same grounds,” Blomquist said. Kyle Blomquist, an Iron Mountain architect who appeared before the Planning Committee as part of Lume’s request for a special-use permit, said the city required the special-use permit because Lume selected a location on east side of 10th Street, where La Cabana Restaurant is located.īlomquist said the previous city manager had told Lume the permit wasn’t necessary for the application, but Botbyl mentioned it in explaining why he didn’t recommend an adult-use license. “We’ve asked we be provided a co-located adult-use license,” he said. But Agri-Med also needs to be able to sell adult-use marijuana from its location to be financially sustainable, Schaefer said. “We have an ideal site for our business,” he said. ![]() Brad Schaefer spoke on behalf of Agri-Med and said while the company decided not to sue the city, the other companies’ lawsuits have put a temporary stop to Agri-Med’s plans to open a marijuana store because all permits are on hold. Several other people who spoke also supported Barglind’s order. He also said anyone can get a medical marijuana card, so he also doesn’t favor medical marijuana stores. It was kind of sneaked through,” Ebert said. “To me, there should have been a referendum. Others questioned whether it would be prudent to offer Lume an adult-use license without the court’s approval, given Barglind’s preliminary injunction.ĭuring the public comment period, Menominee resident Michael Ebert supported the injunction.Įbert told an EagleHerald reporter after the meeting the council didn’t actively seek residents’ input before passing the marijuana ordinance. ![]() ![]() Last fall, Barglind consolidated lawsuits from five marijuana companies-Lume, Highwire Farms, NU Group, OI Holdings/Higher Love and RockyNorth/GreenPharm-into one case, and it’s unclear how a settlement with one of the five would affect the case. Both are on land owned by the Potawatamee Tribe, but the City of Escanaba’s city council has agreed to allow marijuana stores in the city and is working on an ordinance. has a store in Hannahville and Lume has a store in Escanaba. “Let’s get this behind us so we can start making money,” Plemel said, noting he’s not a marijuana user himself but the drug is legal and other communities around Menominee are selling it. The number of stores open won’t determine how much they purchase. The people who are going to want marijuana are going to want marijuana,” Plemel said. and Rize received council approval for adult-use marijuana licenses, while Lume and Agri-Med received council approval for medical-use retail licenses. The legal battle has been ongoing since shortly after the city council approved the four retail licenses in September. Botbyl along with Fire Chief Mark Peterson and then City Engineer and Public Works Director Tricia Alwin were the Marijuana Selection Committee members that scored applications and made recommendations to the city council on which companies should be given retail licenses. The city has been sued by five marijuana companies accusing it of a flawed application screening process, which Botbyl was involved with. Botbyl said he would be willing to extend an adult-use recreational marijuana license to Lume if the company is willing to help the city defend itself against the other lawsuits. “We’re not advocating opening it up beyond the one” additional adult-use marijuana license. “Anyone can sue anyone,” replied City Manager Brett Botbyl. ![]()
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