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An Ordinance to Add a New Chapter 95 to Title VII (Medical Marijuana Licenses for Cultivation Facilities and Dispensaries) of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Ordinance No. ORD-11-04)
Memorandum
The attached ordinance amendment adds a new Chapter 95 to the Ann Arbor City Code, which would require medical marijuana cultivation facilities and dispensaries to be licensed by the City and to adhere to regulations contained in Chapter 95. Chapter 95 is recommended to complement the medical marijuana zoning ordinance amendment (Ordinance No. ORD-10-37), the second reading of which is scheduled to continue on April 19, 2011.
Staff
Prepared by: Kristen D. Larcom, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Reviewed by: Stephen K. Postema, City Attorney
Approved by: Roger Fraser, City Administrator
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ORDINANCE NO. ORD-11-04
First Reading : March 21, 2011 Approved : June 20, 2011
Public Hearing : April 19, 2011 Published : June 23, 2011
Effective : August 22, 2011
BUSINESSES AND TRADES
(MEDICAL MARIJUANA LICENSES)
AN ORDINANCE TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 95 TO TITLE VII (BUSINESSES AND TRADES) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ANN ARBOR.
The City of Ann Arbor Ordains:
Section 1. That a new Chapter 95 be added to Title VII of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor to read as follows:
CHAPTER 95. MEDICAL MARIJUANA LICENSES FOR
MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES
7:500. Legislative Intent.
The City intends to license and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries to the extent they are permitted under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. The City does not intend that licensing and regulation under this chapter be construed as a finding that such businesses are legal under state or federal law. Although some specific uses of marijuana are allowed by the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, marijuana continues to be classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under federal law making it unlawful under federal law to use, manufacture, distribute, or dispense mar...
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