City Council zoning ordinance blocks medical marijuana businesses in generality of Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Ohio - City Council voted Monday to confirm latest zoning demandants which going to protect sale of medical marijuana in about 95 percent of the city. If which happens, the city would be cut through potentially thousands of dollars in tax revenues from the latest industry & some residents who going to Utilize medical marijuana would be denied access to the medical products for lack of transportation. "Medical marijuana is happening," says Kerry McCormack, whose Ward three includes downtown, Ohio City & much of Tremont. City Council is voting on Monday so which the zoning regulations would be in place before the state begins accepting applications for clinic licenses on Nov. three. City Planning Director Freddy Collier, speaking at a council committee meeting Monday, says which including the buffer would all however eliminate the possibility of any medical marijuana business opening in Cleveland.




(Getty Images) (picture: WXIA)CLEVELAND - At their meeting on Monday, Cleveland City Council adopted zoning legislation which going to clear How for state-licensed medical marijuana cultivators, processors, retail dispensaries, & testing laboratories to operate in certain Regions in the city. The legislation reflects the restrictions which the state has established prohibiting operations within 500 feet of schools, parks, churches, & libraries. Other provisions which the state of Ohio has established involve authorizing the municipality to regulate the processing & sale of the medical drug. The state going to allow 24 growers & up to 40 processors to make marijuana oils, patches, topical lotions, capsules, & edibles. Cuyahoga province (along by Franklin & Hamilton) could have up to 5 dispensaries.

Cleveland Council adopts medical marijuana zoning legislation

CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Council adopted zoning legislation Monday night "that allows state-licensed medical marijuana cultivators, processors, retail dispensaries & testing laboratories to operate in certain Regions in the city." The legislation includes state restrictions, that includes limiting operations' proximities to schools, parks, churches & libraries - usually 500 feet. The Utilize of medical marijuana was legalized on September eight, 2016, however the rules of the legislation were not full until this summer. According to state legislation, municipalities could regulate the processing & sale fo the medical drug. The state going to allow 24 growers & up to 40 processors to make marijuana oils, patches, topical lotions, capsules & edibles.


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