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Seminole council debates allowing medical-marijuana consumption at public events; staff asked to research insurance and Muskogee ordinance
Summary
Residents and business owners urged the council to amend city ordinances to allow medical-marijuana consumption at certain outdoor events. Council raised insurance, TSET funding and liability concerns and directed staff to research cannabis-specific insurance, review Muskogee's ordinance and report back; no ordinance change was adopted.
Seminole 'city council members spent the bulk of a meeting debating whether to allow public medical-marijuana consumption during sanctioned outdoor events.
During the public-comment portion of the meeting, residents and business owners pressed the council to permit consumption at municipal events and parks. "We would like to support events like the most recent charity golf tournament that was not allowed to have medical marijuana consumption on-site," said Stephanie Davis, a resident who identified herself at the microphone and provided a packet of materials for council review. Others, including dispensary staff and event…
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