June 18: Freddie's pot delivery service has opened up service to Brighton, Howell, Fenton, South Lyon, Hartland areas.

Can Amazon be far behind?

Tort lawyer Barry Goodman, of Goodman Acker, said his company started small, delivering to customers within about 15 miles of his Clio, Michigan store.  They expanded the service area into Bay City, Saginaw and Midland, then to Mt. Pleasant and Big Rapids. Now they've set their sights on the prohibitionist deserts of Livingston and Oakland Counties.

According to the Livingston Daily, under Michigan law each delivery driver is limited to 10 deliveries or 15 ounces of product per excursion.  What began as a three hour wait and $45/order minimum has become a requirement of 48 hours advance notice and a $200 minimum order. They've driven up to three hours, according to Goodman. It's unclear whether that's one way or round trip.

Jennifer Timar's June 18 Livingston Daily report introduces Freddies and Northfield Township's half dozen proposed pot businesses. Her report includes photos and locations of the vacant and unused Whitmore Lake locations and storefronts they want to fill, also an interview with Northfield Township Manager Steven Aynes. Aynes slightly misrepresents the Township voters' support for legal marijuana as "evenly divided." That's not true. Two to one in favor is a better picture.

Scroll down for the PC meeting Agenda and packet. But that's boring. From the owner's photos on google image, here is Freddie's:

 

FreddiesApril2020RecreationalBizOpening

 This photo is dated April and may represent the opening of their Recreational Marijuana business. The photo is the owner's, cropped.

 FreddiesOrdersLinedUpOnCounter

Lined up and doing business.

 

FreddiesDisplayCaseLogoSucks

This logo is a case study in why serious businesses hire graphics design and branding pros.   

 

FreddiesThisIsWhyYouHireProBranding

The Freddie's lobby.  Why you should hire professional decorators, part 2020...

 

FreddiesLogoWhichStillSucks

Freddie's was named for Co-owner Nicole Goodman's father.

 

Freddies:   

  • Address: 10092 N Dort Hwy, Clio, MI 48420
  • Hours: 10:00AM-10:00PM
  • Phone: (810) 547-7276
  • Freddie's Menu on Wikileaf 

 

MLive Photographer Sarabeth Maney's photoessay comprises much nicer interior shots of Freddies than the Google Image freebies I posted.

6/18/2020:  Pot delivery comes to Livingston County, shops proposed in Whitmore Lake, by Jennifer Timar, The Livingston Daily

4/10/2020:  Clio-area marijuana dispensary expands delivery service to Bay, Saginaw and Midland areas, by Winter Keefer, MLive

4/2/2020:  Michigan Pot Dispensary Freddie's Moves Up Launch Of Home Delivery Service, by Nina Zdinjak, Benzinga

3/31/2020:  Clio-area marijuana dispensary begins delivery service, by Winter Keefer, MLive

3/19/2020:  Clio-area dispensary offering curbside marijuana pickup during coronavirus pandemic, by Winter Keefer, MLive

2/22/2020:  Recreational marijuana shop opens in Clio, ABC-12,

2/20/2020:  Clio-area dispensary to start selling recreational marijuana, MLive.com

12/16/2019:   Thetford Township Board votes to ban recreational marijuana, by Ron Hilliard, Mid Michigan NOW

12/3/2019:  Thetford Twp residents talk legal cannabis, by Ron Hilliard, Mid Michigan NOW

 

 

7/1/2020 Northfield Township PC meeting Agenda

7/1/2020 Northfield Township PC meeting packet [potbiz applications]   [This is a HUGE download: 146MB]

6/17/2020 Northfield Township PC meeting minutes, draft