Marijuana Licenses: Postponed by Ann Arbor

At its Dec. 6, 2010 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council postponed consideration of a medical marijuana licensing scheme until its Jan. 3, 2011 meeting. The new zoning regulations regulating where medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation facilities can be located, which were scheduled to be heard at second reading on Dec. 20, were rescheduled for Jan. 18.

Key elements of the licensing scheme to be considered include: no more than 15 licenses will made available citywide for cultivation facilities and dispensaries; preference for applications will be given to facilities operating before Aug. 5, when the city council passed a moratorium on use of facilities for dispensing and cultivation; provision of names and addresses of various individuals associated with a facility; installation of security measures; posting of signage advising that use of marijuana is against federal law; consent to inspections of unspecified frequency. [.pdf of original draft licensing ordinance]

This brief was filed from city council chambers. A more detailed report of the meeting will follow: [link]