Pandemic sparks marijuana sales boom

When Sticky Detroit opened its first recreational marijuana shop in March 2020, partner Chris Jackson was certain the timing could not have been worse, thinking the coronavirus pandemic would surely be a damper on sales in the first months crucial to any new business.

“We put a lot of work and time into building it from the ground up,” Jackson told The Hill. “And we were really excited to be in Detroit.”

But Michigan deemed marijuana businesses essential during the pandemic, and people with plenty of time on their hands during the lockdown decided to check out the products on offer at Sticky Detroit and at their first location in Ypsilanti, just outside the city.