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Grove City Council approves special-use permit for Ohio Cannabis Company at 1947 Stringtown Road after waiving 500-foot residential rule
Summary
Council voted to approve a special-use permit for a marijuana dispensary at 1947 Stringtown Road, waiving the city's 500-foot residential buffer but rejecting a request for a drive-through; the permit will expire if the applicant does not obtain a provisional state license within 90 days.
Grove City Council on Jan. 6 approved a special-use permit for the Ohio Cannabis Company to operate a cannabis dispensary at 1947 Stringtown Road, waiving the city's 500-foot residential buffer but denying a requested drive-through. Councilers also added a condition that the permit will become null and void if the applicant does not obtain provisional licensing within 90 days.
The decision follows a public hearing during which Brian Wingfield, a representative of the Ohio Cannabis Company, asked council to allow two deviations from the city's marijuana rules: a reduction of the residential-distance requirement from 500 feet to roughly 390 feet and permission for a drive-through window to serve medical patients. "The drive thru is a good way for [medical patients] to receive their medication," Wingfield said, adding that strict state…
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