3/6/14 - The Green Oak Township Board of Trustees has passed yet another moratorium on marijuana dispensaries and commercial growing operations. The township passed a 60-day moratorium on those businesses following the 2008 passage of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act, saying the extra time would allow the municipality to adjust its ordinances to compensate for the new industry. The 90-day moratorium passed last night was enacted for similar reasons, with the board citing constant changes in the law at the state level resulting from Supreme Court and Attorney General decisions. The township has already banned commercial medical marijuana operations altogether, but the moratorium will give the board time to react in case some new decision by the state government changes the legality of those businesses. The moratorium does not impact individual patients or caregivers who are acting within their rights under the Medical Marijuana Act. Township Supervisor Mark St. Charles says the law was improperly written and enacted, leading to unnecessary complications and confusion throughout the state. He says even with a ban on dispensaries and commercial growing operations on the books, the township still gets frequent requests to create such businesses within its borders. (TD)
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