The city Council of Lansing, Michigan may close the doors to their dispensaries if the City Attorney’s Office fails to delivery their third draft regarding local ordinances by July 8th.
Council Member Carol Wood wants to seek legal action to close all medical marijuana local businesses if new guidelines don’t fall into place. It is unknown as to how many businesses in the area exist and which ones are following their local laws or not. Politicians and police want dispensaries to file for a license with the city and renew their license annually. Police have said that they do receive reports of citizen complaints ranging from illegal operations and use, but police resources needed to look into these matters are hampered by unclear licensing methods as well as larger issues like opiate overdoses.
More from The Lansing State Journal.
If passed, Lansing’s medical marijuana ordinance could require all dispensaries to obtain a license from the city that would be renewed annually. It’s unclear what the fee could be and how the City Clerk’s Office would handle licensing.
Hours of operation, where products can be displayed in dispensaries, the testing of marijuana-infused products and the inspection standards for businesses are just some of the issues the committee will continue to address and research.
A major concern expressed by residents who have attended committee meetings are zoning regulations for where dispensaries can and cannot open and whether or not the ordinance will include a cap on how many dispensaries will be allowed in the city.
Lansing’s ordinance in its current form defines a medical marijuana “facility” as “a commercial business having a separate or independent postal address where medical marihuana is cultivated and also may be provided.” The marihuana spelling mirrors what was used in the state law approved by voters.
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