3/14/14 - With the issue in flux at the state level, the City of Howell has put a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries. The Michigan Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of a resident of the City of Wyoming who sued that municipality over an ordinance banning medical marijuana distribution centers. That language was also used by the City of Howell, and on Monday the city council approved a six-month moratorium on marijuana dispensaries. That will buy the municipality time to figure out how the decision will impact the law and to adjust its ordinances and regulations accordingly. There is also legislation in the works that would leave the regulation of dispensaries up to local municipalities. Mayor Phil Campbell says these only make a complex issue more difficult to predict, and the moratorium will give city officials time to figure out how these changes will impact regulations. The action was also prompted by a request for information from a third party regarding how the city regulates dispensaries. Earlier this month, motivated by the same supreme court decision and pending legislation, the Green Oak Township board put a moratorium on marijuana dispensaries as well. (TD)
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