Medical marijuana doctor's license suspended for selling state certificates

A Macomb County physician’s medical license has been suspended for allegedly conspiring to sell medical marijuana certificates from a clinic in the back of a Warren appliance store.

Lois Butler-Jackson, 50, of Detroit, is the subject of an investigation by Clinton Township police for allegedly issuing hundreds of pre-signed medical marijuana physician’s certificates. Those certificates were then sold for cash by medical marijuana business partner Brian Deloose out of his Warren appliance store, also advertised as a “safe clinic access” location.

The city of Holland and Park Township are working on regulations that would strictly regulate medical marijuana. Holland Township last week passed an ordinance that would effectively ban medical marijuana dispensaries.

Deloose, a licensed medical marijuana caregiver, allegedly sold hundreds of medical marijuana registration packets, complete with the physician certificates pre-signed by Butler-Jackson, to prospective patients for $250 each.

Butler-Jackson allegedly received a $100 payment for each new registration packet and $50 for each renewal packet sold at the Warren appliance store, giving her between $20,000 and $30,000 in profits.