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City attorney: appeals precedent likely blocks Clawson charter amendment on marijuana; commission urged to consider ordinance instead
Summary
The city attorney told the Planning Commission that a Court of Appeals decision holding similar voter-passed charter amendments improper makes it unlikely Clawson’s marijuana charter amendment will take effect; he recommended the commission consider ordinance-based regulation and offered to provide a list of permissible actions.
At the end of the Jan. 28 meeting the city attorney updated the Planning Commission on litigation over a charter amendment that would have permitted marijuana activity in Clawson. The city has been sued by JARS Cannabis, and the attorney said a series of Court of Appeals rulings (including Farmington Hills) held that charter amendments of…
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