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Mount Clemens adopts medical marijuana ordinance and enacts emergency opt-out for recreational establishments
Summary
The commission adopted Ordinance No. 20.11 to regulate medical marijuana facilities and, separately, passed an emergency ordinance to prohibit recreational marijuana establishments until the state issues implementing rules; the medical ordinance passed 6–1 amid public concern over a 1,500-foot separation clause.
The Mount Clemens City Commission on a 6–1 vote adopted Ordinance No. 20.11 to regulate medical marijuana facilities and, in a separate action, approved an emergency ordinance to prohibit marijuana establishments under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act (Proposal 1 of 2018) until the state issues licensing rules.
Why it matters: The two votes set local rules for medical marijuana operations and temporarily opt the city out of allowing recreational marijuana businesses until state regulations are published. That leaves the city in control of the timing and terms for any future adult-use businesses while putting local zoning and separation distances into effect for…
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