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Ladue council drops proposal to place dispensary ban on November ballot
Summary
The council declined to advance Bill 2368, which would have placed a Nov. 6, 2024 proposition to ban non-medical cannabis dispensaries in Ladue, after the measure lacked a second reading. City Clerk Stacey Mann said the ballot measure would cost an estimated $23,604 and no dispensaries currently operate in the city.
The Ladue City Council on Aug. 19 declined to advance Bill 2368, a proposed ordinance that would have asked voters to ban non-medical microbusiness and comprehensive marijuana dispensaries in the city.
City Clerk Stacey Mann told the council that Constitutional Amendment 3, enacted in 2021, permits municipalities to place such propositions on presidential-election ballots and that a 60% voter approval would be required to adopt a ban. Mann said the city would forgo any potential cannabis sales tax revenue if voters approved a prohibition and estimated the administrative cost of placing the proposition on the Nov. 6 ballot at $23,604. She also said no dispensaries are currently operating or applying to operate in Ladue.
Because the ordinance did not receive a second reading, the bill was dropped from consideration at the meeting. The council did not take additional action on the matter; Mayor Nancy Spewak declared the public hearing on related zoning amendments continued to the November meeting.
The proposal referenced neighboring municipalities that have leveraged local cannabis taxes for revenue, but the council’s action on Aug. 19 was procedural rather than a policy determination: the bill was not scheduled for further readings at that time.
