{"id":1575,"date":"2021-10-06T21:20:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T21:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/wp-home\/?p=180865"},"modified":"2021-10-06T21:20:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T21:20:38","slug":"heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=1575","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s an early look at Basketball Hall of Famer Chris Webber\u2019s massive Detroit cannabis facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <title>Here\u2019s an early look at Basketball Hall of Famer Chris Webber\u2019s massive Detroit cannabis facility &#8211; Leafly<\/title>     <!-- This is Index Exchange, a script\/\/3rd-party integration that interjects GAM. It needs to be 'ahead' of GTM in the DOM, which comes from Cephalopod. GTM loads GAM. 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The Detroit native broke ground on the 180,000-square-foot facility last week with partners Lavetta Willis and Jason Wild.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The $50 million facility will be owned by Player Only Holdings, founded by Webber and Willis to focus on \u201ccannabis assets (cultivation and retail), brand partnerships and creative content development and management (Agency),\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/nba-hall-of-famer-chris-webber-breaks-ground-on-players-only-holdings-a-50-million-dollar-cannabis-facility-in-detroit-301386785.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt class=\"wp-image-180867 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility.webp,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility.webp,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility.webp,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility.webp,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Chris Webber, right, Lavetta Willis, left, and Jason Wild at ceremonial groundbreaking for Players Only Facility in Southwest Detroit. (Candice Williams, The Detroit News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The compound will have major cultivation, dispensary, and consumption areas for the public. There will also be a training program run by Cookies U and job placement opportunities in budtending and cultivating for underrepresented groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to get people from the community,\u201d Willis said. \u201cWe don\u2019t need to go outside of the community. Right here in Detroit is where we\u2019re going to select people for the training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/politics\/detroit-okays-75-retail-marijuana-shops-half-will-go-to-legacy-residents\">November<\/a>, Detroit announced that half of its 75 cannabis licenses would go to \u201clegacy residents\u201d of the city.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"318\" alt class=\"wp-image-180869 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"639\" height=\"262\" alt class=\"wp-image-180877 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Projected design of the Webber Wellness Compound, which will include cultivation, a dispensary, consumption areas, and training programs. (Player Only Holdings)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Willis announced that they will focus on including those who have been excluded from the industry, particularly Black and Brown communities, both business owners and other roles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people don\u2019t want to be business owners so we want to make sure that everybody gets a chance to participate in this growing, amazing industry,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Webber revealed that the training will include a three-month intensive program covering a wide range of jobs, from budtending, or selling cannabis, to cultivating marijuana.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" alt=\"detroit\" class=\"wp-image-158825 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/heres-an-early-look-at-basketball-hall-of-famer-chris-webbers-massive-detroit-cannabis-facility-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Half of the Detroit\u2019s recreational marijuana licenses will go to \u201clegacy residents.\u201d (AdobeStock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another component of the project is the WebberWildWillis Foundation. The nonprofit will serve Black and Brown communities negatively affected by the War on Drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Wild of JW Asset Management helped launch the project with his $100 million private equity cannabis fund, which launched in February. His firm manages over $1 billion in assets, meaning the Webber Wellness Compound will have considerable support from Wild\u2019s network. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an area that has been desperately needing investment, and for folks to come and recognize the history and the attributes of this community,\u201d said Wayne County Commissioner Jonathan Kinloch of the deal. \u201cChris has always been Detroit. He has always pushed Detroit wherever he was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Webber\u2019s complex will also offer a virtual GED program and financial literacy. \u201cThis is my biggest priority in life,\u201d Webber said. \u201cI\u2019ve seen who [Willis] and I have helped across the country and the lives that have been disrupted by cannabis. Hopefully, we can do a little bit of repairing. Hopefully, we can help the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The freshly minted 2021 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class member recently moved back home to oversee this and other projects for his community. \u201cIt feels so good to come home and to be a part of all the great things again,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Webber was a national star while playing for Detroit Country Day High School. He became a basketball icon in college as the star for Michigan University\u2019s Fab Five and became a five-time All Star as a pro with the NBA\u2019s Sacramento Kings.<\/p>\n<p>The new development is located on Michigan Avenue, less than a mile from Ford Motor Co.\u2019s newly renovated location. As many as 5,000 employees could soon be frequenting the area as they leave work, providing a great customer base for the compound\u2019s commercial operations.<\/p>\n<p>The project will cover nine acres, with construction slated to start this fall. 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