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Milan council approves two recreational cannabis retail permits amid applicant scoring dispute
Summary
The City of Milan council approved recreational retailer permits for Green Ink 420 and Oz Cannabis by unanimous roll-call votes; a separate applicant, Hayat Milan, later alleged inconsistent scoring and that its application was removed from an earlier agenda without explanation.
The City of Milan City Council voted to approve recreational marihuana retailer permits for Green Ink 420 and Oz Cannabis during its July 5 meeting, with each motion passing on a roll-call vote of 6-0 (one member absent). Councilmember Jesse Nie moved approval of Green Ink 420’s score and rank; Councilmember David Baldwin moved approval of Oz Cannabis’s score and rank. Both motions carried unanimously.
The council’s administrative scoring memos, presented by City Administrator Jim Lancaster, show Green Ink 420 received 390 out of 400 possible points and Oz Cannabis 380 out of 400. Lancaster’s memo for Green Ink 420 noted a planner concern about stormwater compliance that could be managed with an underground detention system; the memo nonetheless recommended issuance of a permit if the score placed the applicant in…
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