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Holgate council enacts emergency moratorium on new adult-use marijuana permits
Summary
The Holgate Village Council voted to adopt Resolution 24-11, declaring an emergency and imposing an immediate moratorium on issuance and processing of permits for retail dispensaries, cultivators and processors of adult-use marijuana in the village.
The Village of Holgate Council voted Nov. 25 to adopt Resolution 24-11, imposing an immediate moratorium on the issuance and processing of permits for retail dispensaries, cultivators and processors of adult-use marijuana within the village.
Council member Chris Healy moved to suspend the three readings of Resolution 24-11 and to declare it an emergency; Council member Mike Medina seconded. The suspension and emergency declaration passed (Medina: yes; Healy: yes; Valdez: no; Hohenberger: yes; Rothman: yes; Stephy: yes). After the council read the resolution text, Healy moved to approve Resolution 24-11 and Nick Stephy seconded. The council approved the resolution by roll call vote (Valdez: no; Healy: yes; Medina: yes; Rothman: yes; Stephy: yes; Hohenberger: yes).
The resolution's text states it imposes an immediate moratorium on the issuance and processing of permits allowing retail dispensaries, cultivators or processing facilities for adult-use marijuana within the Village of Holgate, Ohio. The council declared the measure an emergency as part of the same meeting so that the moratorium was adopted at the meeting.
The moratorium halts the local permitting process for new adult-use cannabis-related businesses in Holgate while the council considers next steps. The council did not state in the meeting what specific review, study period or ordinance the moratorium will lead to; any further action or time limits were not specified in the meeting record.
The council's next regular meeting is scheduled for Dec. 9.
