Pubdate: Fri, 18 Jun 2010
Source: Petoskey News-Review (MI)
Copyright: 2010 Petoskey News-Review
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Author: Brandon Hubbard
Cited: Emmet County http://emmetcounty.org/board-of-commissioners--49/
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COMMERCIAL BAN FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA ZONING IN EMMET COUNTY POSTPONED

A proposed amendment to ban commercial medical marijuana dispensaries 
was tabled Thursday night by the Emmet County commissioners.

The "compliance with law" amendment would require all commercial 
properties in Emmet County to uphold state and federal law. Under 
that provision, medical marijuana "compassion clubs" and other 
commercial venues would be in violation of federal laws prohibiting 
the use of marijuana.

Despite mixed opinions about how the medical marijuana community 
would be impacted, ultimately, a decision was tabled for one month to 
re-evaluate liability issues and the voters' intent.

The role call vote was 6-1 in favor of tabling the amendment. Emmet 
County Commissioner Leroy Gregory opposed tabling the issue.
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