The Traverse City Planning Commission recently approved a proposed ordinance governing the transfer and cultivation of medical marijuana. This ordinance threatens the safety and integrity of Traverse City's residential neighborhoods by allowing up to 72 marijuana plants to be grown in our single-family homes, sheds and garages.

No registration, inspection, or landlord notification will be required. Even law enforcement agencies won't know where these grow sites are located.

This ordinance deals with a substance still illegal under federal law. Marijuana-related crime often involves violence, weapons, and large sums of money. Secrecy will not deter pot-related crime.

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