MENOMINEE — Menominee voters Tuesday overwhelmingly backed capping the number of marijuana retail outlets in the city at nine.

Unofficial results showed 1,429, or 78.04%, voted “yes” to 402, or 21.96%, opposing the proposal.

The vote Tuesday came after Circuit Court Judge Mary Barglind invalidated voters approving the cap in a special election in August, saying Michigan marijuana law requires ballot initiatives be held during the next regular election.

Menominee, on the Michigan-Wisconsin border, has a population of 8,300 people yet eight dispensaries, with two more retail outlets seeking to open.

In Lansing, state lawmakers are considering whether to limit new marijuana business licenses statewide. Under a proposal from state Sen. Sam Singh, D-East Lansing, the number of retail mariju

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