4/18/14 - Residents in Tyrone Township believe a nearby marijuana growing operation violates local and state law, and they have asked the township to look into it. The residents went before the township planning commission last week to complain about the operation, which they said was outdoors and poorly-enclosed. The Michigan Medical Marijuana Act requires marijuana cultivation to take place within secure structures, but the wooden fencing and chicken wire used in this case is not seen as adequate by locals to protect the children and families in the area. Additionally, they said the operation contains more than the legal maximum of 72 plants and that several people can be seen accessing it at the same time, whereas the MMA requires that only one person have access to an operation at once. Residents brought the issue to the attention of the Michigan State Police and Livingston County Sheriffâs Department, but both organizations said the operation was acceptable under the MMA. They made their appeal to the township planning commission on hopes that local ordinances were being violated and could be enforced. Planning Commission Chair Mark Meisel said he had nothing against legal activity, but from the evidence presented he did not know how such an operation could be legal. Residents say the operation is maintained by out-of-towners from Detroit, and that nobody lives on the lot to keep an eye on the marijuana. (TD)
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