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Mitchell council asks staff to draft ordinance to extend medical cannabis dispensary hours to 10 p.m.
Summary
After hearing from police and councilors, the council directed staff to draft an ordinance to permit medical cannabis dispensaries to remain open until 10 p.m.; opening hour will remain 8 a.m.; zoning/buffer changes (parks) were discussed but deferred.
Mitchell City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance to extend medical cannabis dispensary closing hours from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Chief (unidentified) said he had discussed the issue with police staff and does not expect extending hours to significantly affect police workload: “This really, I don't believe it's gonna affect us at all.” Staff and the city attorney framed the item as a policy question for council direction; Mr. Johnson said the issue was added following prior council discussion and offered to prepare an ordinance modifying closing time to 10 p.m.
Councilors asked follow‑up questions about whether local zoning buffers (for parks, churches, schools) should be revisited. Several members noted that buffer zones are primarily a zoning matter rather than a licensing issue and that grandfathering and conditional use options could be considered if buffer changes are pursued. The council agreed to proceed with a narrow change to hours and to leave further zoning/buffer consideration for a future meeting.
The direction: staff will draft the ordinance to allow dispensaries to close at 10 p.m. (opening hour to remain 8 a.m.) and return it to council for ordinance review and adoption. No binding change to zoning was made at this meeting.
