First recreational marijuana store comes to Chesterfield Township after prolonged back-and-forth

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Michigan voters said yes to recreational weed in 2018, but communities have struggled with how to manage it ever since. Many have opted out entirely. Chesterfield Township did just that, but it didn’t stand.

A petition drive in 2022 got the issue put in front of Chesterfield Township voters.

The pro-weed side won with 57% of the vote. It was then back to the drawing board for the township to develop an ordinance to manage marijuana.

On Monday, Feb. 19, six years after Michigan legalized recreational weed, Chesterfield Township has its first recreational weed store.

“It has been a process,” said Marcel Kattula, Director of Operations for Jars Cannabis. “The first step is logistics with the city, and that takes months.”

The result is an updated, modern building that blends in with all the rest of the businesses along the Gratiot corridor. Business was brisk when we were there despite no marketing push for the grand opening.