GENESEE TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- Compassion Club, a place where people smoke, exchange and learn about medical marijuana has grown from 140 members to more than 2,600 in one year.

Co-founder and President Jeremy Rupinski is looking for a new site -- a 10,000-square-foot facility to accommodate the growing group. He hopes to move from the space at Center and Richfield roads by February when the current lease expires. Sometimes, as many as 85 people wait at the door, he said.

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