According to parents, girls say that cookies do not sell near the Walled Lake marijuana store

WALLED LAKE, Mich. Girl scout troops in Metro Detroit have reportedly been banned from selling cookies outside a marijuana pharmacy in Walled Lake, but local organization leaders say the troops received false information.

Last weekend, Girl Scouts from Oakland County were welcomed outside the Greenhouse of Walled Lake greenhouse by owner Jerry Millen, who authorized the girls to sell cookies outside his pharmacy. According to Millen, the girls sold more than 1,000 boxes over a six-hour period.

After their successful sales, a number of Girl Scout troops asked Millen if they could also sell cookies outside of Greenhouse, which Millen approves. Several Girl Scouts were planning to sell cookies outside the Walled Lake store this weekend until, according to local council, they said it was not allowed, Millen and local parents said.

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Millen says one of the Girl Scout parents received a call from leaders at the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan council, who allegedly said the sale of cookies outside marijuana facilities was in violation of their policy.

“I am incredibly disappointed that the forces that make up the girl experts of the United States are pouring cold water on the entrepreneurial spirit of these young ladies,” Millen said in a press release on Friday. ‘The Greenhouse of Walled Lake is a legal entity and a major contributor to the community. Scouts are seen all the time selling these delicacies in front of grocery stores, liquor stores, etc. I hope these people reconsider their position. ”

According to Jennifer Slayden, co-leader of the Girl Scout troop, the council apparently said that members are not allowed to sell cookies outside marijuana pharmacies because children are not allowed to enter cannabis shops. Slayden was not the recipient of this call.

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Slayden believes the ban on selling cookies outside cannabis stores would be hypocritical, as troops are allowed to sell cookies outside stores that sell alcohol – which, of course, children cannot use legally.

‘If you can sell outside a liquor store, what’s the difference? “If all the parents and the business owner agree, I think it should be good enough,” Slayden said. ‘In the Girl Scout Act, the first rule is:’ I will do my best to be honest and fair. ‘So we teach the girls to be fair, while they are not fair. ”

In a statement to Local 4, a spokeswoman for the Girl Scouts of Southeast Michigan said that local troops who were allegedly told they could not sell outside the Greenhouse store had received incorrect information, and that there was no policy is what prohibits the troops from selling cookies outside marijuana stores.

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Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan (GSSEM) has no policy prohibiting troops from selling cookies at or near any legal industry. The national Girl Scouts organization, Girl Scouts of the USA, discourages troops from selling in places where the girls cannot enter legally, but there is no policy prohibiting the sale of such businesses, ”the statement said.

‘GSSEM troops are allowed to set up sales dates themselves without GSSEM approval. In this case, GSSEM had no information regarding this hockey or the troop, as they did not register the hockey to find it in our cookie app. Again, this is not a required action, and troops do not have to notify GSSEM when setting up huts. We contacted the troop leader to help clear up confusion. ”

Children in Michigan can legally consume cannabis products if they are registered under the state’s medical marijuana program, which in addition to two licensed physicians must be endorsed by their parent or legal foreman. It is unclear whether registered minors are allowed to enter marijuana facilities in Michigan, even if they are accompanied by an adult. According to the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency, parents who register their child with the state’s medical marijuana program are responsible for obtaining and administering the drug to their child.

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Believing that Girl Scouts could no longer sell cookies outside his store, Millen bought 300 boxes of cookies over the weekend to give away to his customers instead.

Slayden said that if the troops were allowed to sell cookies outside the pharmacy, which according to the Girl Scouts officials are, the girls would be happy to “get out there again immediately.”

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