Affirmative Defense Has Been Successfully Used After A Full On Raid There was a full on raid done by an Ohio city against a man for a small amount of concentrate. Â He was successfully able to use Affirmative Defense and received his medicine back, but also an apology and perhaps retribution for any damages done during the raid. The patient …
Louisville Council Bans Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Louisville City Council Monday meeting KEY ACTION Agreed to ban medical marijuana dispensaries from the city. DISCUSSION Council cited findings that the dispensaries are public nuisances that may attract criminal conduct, increase noise, and attract individuals and groups engaged in criminal activity. Council also cited the dispensaries as being inconsistent with federal law. The first degree violation carries a $1,000 …
Oakwood Bans Medical Marijuana Sale, Cultivation In City Limits
The city council has voted to ban medical marijuana in the city. The council’s 5-0 vote Monday night follows a 4-0 vote in February by the city’s planning commission to recommend an amendment to the city code that would prohibit the sale and cultivation of marijuana within city limits. Mayor William Duncan said, “We felt like it was important to …
Elyria officials Endorse Application For Medical Marijuana
Elyria residents could see a medical marijuana dispensary in the future as City Council moves forward with Green Mile Enterprises. The Council voted March 6 to endorse the first application for a medical marijuana dispensary. Darrin Farrow, of Westlake and head of Green Mile Enterprises, plans to apply for licenses to grow, process and distribute medical marijuana to patients with …
Loudonville, Ohio OK’s Medical Marijuana Site
LOUDONVILLE – Loudonville residents have mostly had positive reactions to village council’s support of a Cleveland-based company’s possible state application to build a medical marijuana growing facility in the village’s industrial park, Mayor Stephen Stricklen said this week. Council voted unanimously Feb. 27 in support of a state application by BZGIST, LLC (doing business as Glasshouse Farma) to produce medical marijuana …
New jobs Could Come To Wilmington Thanks To Medical Marijuana
WILMINGTON, Ohio (WKRC) – A place to grow marijuana could bring new jobs to a Tri-State city now that it’s legal for medicinal use. The operation could impact a place hit hard by unemployment. At the intersection of Fyfe Avenue and Davids Drive in Wilmington a vacant lot could soon be a place for pot. Officials are thinking of building …
Medical Marijuana Project Moves On From Chardon
A company proposing a medical marijuana facility in Chardon is steering away from the city. Mayor Nancy McArthur reported at the March 9 City Council meeting that Willoughby-based GrowthOrchard is pursuing a larger facility than originally intended. Last month, business representative John Sikora presented plans for a 25,000-square-foot marijuana cultivation and processing center at 124 Parker Court southwest of Walmart …
Medical Marijuana Patients Happier With New Proposed Dispensary Rules
CLEVELAND – New draft medical marijuana dispensary rules published Thursday by the Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee would make patient access easier. Updates to the rules include an increase in dispensary provisional licenses to 60. The limit was previously set at 40. The board also decreased the biennial fee for a dispensary certificate of operation from $80,000 every two years to …
Cincinnati Financiers Back SW Ohio Medical Pot Operation
The managers of the unsuccessful 2015 marijuana legalization campaign have teamed up with the Community Improvement Corp. of Wilmington to build a facility that would employ as many as 220 people to grow and research marijuana for medical use. The principals are Cincinnati financier Jimmy Gould and Columbus political strategist Ian James, along with Cincinnati developer Bill Brisben, a former …
South Euclid Moves To Create Medical Marijuana District
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio– The state of Ohio legalized medical marijuana last year. Now, the city of South Euclid is trying to control where it can be grown and sold. Councilman Jason Russell supports the so-called “pot plan,” and said by attracting businesses that cultivate, process and dispense medical marijuana, the city could tap into an emerging industry. “I think we’re …
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