The Ypsilanti City Council has taken its stance on medical marijuana in the community.
At an Aug. 6 meeting, the council approved 4-1 the second reading of an ordinance that caps the number of medical marijuana dispensaries and growing facilities allowed in the city.
The ordinance caps the number of licenses issued and renewed at six for dispensaries, and three for growing facilities. If any operation stops for 90 days at any of these sites (i.e. the facility is closed for 90 days), the license becomes void.
The cap in licenses comes after public concern about the high number of dispensaries opening up throughout the city, but according to one member, the licenses won’t affect things much, “The way you want to tackle this issue, the way to do it is through zoning. Not through licensing.” “This is not going to solve the problem. It will only delay the ultimate end result by a couple of months.”
Ypsilanti’s zoning allows for up to 9 dispensaries and up to 5 growing facilities. It will be interesting to see how this issue develops and we’ll keep you up to date as the story unfolds
