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Orange Village debates banning marijuana dispensaries after first reading of ordinance
Summary
Council held the first reading of Ordinance 2025-6 to add a chapter regulating marijuana sales; residents and council members expressed concerns and support, and the council was told state licensing limits currently cap dispensary availability in Cuyahoga County.
Orange Village Council members and residents engaged in a lengthy public discussion on Feb. 12 over a proposed local ordinance that would enact a new chapter regulating marijuana sales and — at council members’ direction — potentially prohibit dispensaries in the village.
The item, Ordinance 2025‑6, was presented for first reading. The ordinance would enact new chapter 743 (marijuana) of Title 1, business regulation, and establish local rules governing commercial marijuana activity. Council did not vote on the ordinance at the Feb. 12 meeting; it was read for the first time and scheduled for two additional readings in March.
Multiple residents addressed council during the public-comment period and again during the ordinance discussion. Dr. Will Goldman, a resident and physician who specializes in pediatrics and addiction…
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