Adult-Use Retail (AU-R)
The license most consumers interact with. AU-R authorizes a Michigan business to sell cannabis to anyone 21+ with valid ID. High Club Detroit operates under AU-R-000897. High Club Port Huron operates under AU-R-001261. Both are active CRA-licensed adult-use retailers.
Medical Provisioning Centers
Michigan's medical cannabis program runs in parallel. Provisioning centers sell to qualifying patients with state-issued medical marijuana cards. Most dispensaries hold dual licenses (AU-R + medical provisioning). Medical patients have higher purchase limits and lower effective tax rates.
Cultivator, Processor, Transporter
Behind the retail counter, separate licenses authorize cultivation (Class A, B, C — defined by plant count), processing (extraction and infusion), transport (between facilities), and safety compliance (testing labs). Every product on our shelf has a paper trail from a CRA-licensed grower through a CRA-licensed processor and lab.
Microbusiness License
A vertically-integrated small operator who grows, processes, and sells from a single license. Caps cultivation at 150 plants. Useful for small craft producers; less common than the standard tiered licensing structure.
How to verify any dispensary license
Michigan CRA maintains a public license lookup at michigan.gov/cra. Search the business name or the AU-R number. Active licenses show 'Adult-Use Retail · Active' with the issuance date and operating address. If a dispensary won't tell you its license number, that's a red flag.
- Cannabis Regulatory Agency — License Categories overview — Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency
- CRA License Lookup — public database of all active Michigan cannabis licenses — Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency
- MCL 333.27959 — License Categories — Michigan Legislature