Last verified: April 2026
Our Approach to Privacy
DetroitCannabis.org is an educational site about cannabis in Detroit. We believe cannabis-curious visitors deserve the same privacy protections as any other website visitor — arguably more, given the federal-employer footprint at the Theodore Levin Courthouse, FBI Detroit, TACOM Warren, Selfridge ANGB, the Dingell VA, the Big Three automakers and their suppliers, and the federal-workplace drug-testing reality that affects so much of the local workforce.
What We Collect
Cookies (One)
We set a single cookie (detroitcannabis_age_verified) when you confirm you are 21 or older. This cookie lasts 30 days and prevents the age gate from appearing on every visit. That’s it.
We also set a cookie consent acknowledgment cookie (detroitcannabis_cookie_consent) when you dismiss the cookie notice. This lasts one year.
Server Logs
Like all websites, our web server automatically logs basic request information (IP address, page visited, browser type, timestamp). These logs are used solely for security monitoring and are not shared with third parties.
What We Don’t Do
- We do not use Google Analytics or any third-party analytics
- We do not use tracking pixels or retargeting
- We do not sell, share, or trade any visitor data
- We do not collect email addresses, names, or personal information
- We do not serve advertisements
- We do not use social media tracking widgets
Third-Party Services
We load the following resources from third-party CDNs for site functionality:
- Bootstrap CSS/JS from cdn.jsdelivr.net
- Bootstrap Icons from cdn.jsdelivr.net
- Google Fonts from fonts.googleapis.com
These services may log requests per their own privacy policies. We chose CDN-hosted assets for performance; no user data is sent to these services beyond standard HTTP requests.
Data Retention
We do not maintain any user database. Server logs are retained for a limited period for security purposes and then deleted. The age-verification cookie expires after 30 days. The cookie consent cookie expires after one year.
Children’s Privacy
DetroitCannabis.org is intended exclusively for adults aged 21 and older. We do not knowingly collect any information from minors. The age-verification gate is designed to prevent access by those under 21.
Federal-Workplace Considerations
A particular privacy consideration for Detroit visitors and residents: substantial federal-employer presence in the city (the Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse, FBI Detroit Field Office, TACOM at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, the Dingell VA Medical Center, federal contractors at the Big Three automakers and Tier 1/Tier 2 suppliers, the U.S. Coast Guard at Sector Detroit) means cannabis-related browsing history can theoretically surface in clearance-investigation contexts. We collect no personally-identifiable browsing data on this site, but visitors with security-clearance considerations should be aware of their broader internet-browsing privacy practices independently.
Border-Crossing Considerations
Detroit’s Detroit-Windsor border (Ambassador Bridge, Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, planned Gordie Howe International Bridge) operates under federal CBP authority on the U.S. side. CBP can search electronic devices — including phones, laptops, and social-media activity — at the border with broad Fourth Amendment latitude. Browsing history on a phone or laptop carried across the border can be subject to inspection. We collect nothing on our end that identifies an individual visitor or links a session to a border-crossing event, but visitors planning to cross the border should be aware of broader device-content-inspection considerations.
Student Considerations
Wayne State University, University of Detroit Mercy, Marygrove College, and other Detroit-area university students should be aware that their university Wi-Fi and managed-device traffic may be logged by the university for security and DFSCA-compliance purposes. Browsing this site on a personal device on a non-university network avoids that consideration. We collect nothing on our end that identifies an individual student or links a session to a university enrollment record.
Michigan Privacy Law
Michigan has not enacted comprehensive consumer-privacy legislation comparable to California’s CCPA or Virginia’s VCDPA. Michigan’s Identity Theft Protection Act and Social Security Number Privacy Act govern certain aspects of personal-information handling. Because we do not collect, store, or process personal information beyond basic server logs, these laws do not impose specific affirmative obligations on us. If this changes, we will update this policy accordingly.
Changes to This Policy
If we ever change our privacy practices, we will update this page with a new “last verified” date. We have no plans to add tracking or analytics.
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