Action on Medical Marijuana Postponed

At its Sept. 21, 2010 meeting, the Ann Arbor planning commission voted unanimously to postpone action on a proposed zoning ordinance that would regulate dispensaries and “home occupations” for medical marijuana. Fifteen people spoke during a public hearing on the issue, which ended at midnight – all of them, to varying degrees, urged commissioners not to restrict safe access to medical marijuana. The commission followed the planning staff’s recommendation to postpone, allowing time to incorporate feedback heard during the meeting’s public hearing. The commission is expected to take up the issue again at its Oct. 5 meeting.

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