My City wants to Ban Marijuana Dispensaries

[EBounding]

As you probably know, Michigan's marijuana legalization proposal passed. Cities have to enact an ordinance if they want to ban marijuana establishments, which is what the City Council is planning to do tonight.

70% of my city voted for the state proposal and 60% voted for a city charter amendment to decriminalize it a few years ago.

A few nearby cities have already banned them less than two weeks after the election. Their rational is that there needs to be special codes to regulate it before new businesses are actually established. I'm sure that will be the same reasoning Council will use to support a ban and they will call it "temporary".

Any last minute tips or ideas to persuade them?

 

[Danke]

As you probably know, Michigan's marijuana legalization proposal passed. Cities have to enact an ordinance if they want to ban marijuana establishments, which is what the City Council is planning to do tonight.

70% of my city voted for the state proposal and 60% voted for a city charter amendment to decriminalize it a few years ago.

A few nearby cities have already banned them less than two weeks after the election. Their rational is that there needs to be special codes to regulate it before new businesses are actually established. I'm sure that will be the same reasoning Council will use to support a ban and they will call it "temporary".

Any last minute tips or ideas to persuade them?

Are these ladies on your City Council?

 

[oyarde]

As you probably know, Michigan's marijuana legalization proposal passed. Cities have to enact an ordinance if they want to ban marijuana establishments, which is what the City Council is planning to do tonight.

70% of my city voted for the state proposal and 60% voted for a city charter amendment to decriminalize it a few years ago.

A few nearby cities have already banned them less than two weeks after the election. Their rational is that there needs to be special codes to regulate it before new businesses are actually established. I'm sure that will be the same reasoning Council will use to support a ban and they will call it "temporary".

Any last minute tips or ideas to persuade them?

It will result in lost revenue for them to squander . Lost property tax monies , lost future business licensing monies , lost city or county income taxes etc

 

[CaptUSA]

As you probably know, Michigan's marijuana legalization proposal passed. Cities have to enact an ordinance if they want to ban marijuana establishments, which is what the City Council is planning to do tonight.

70% of my city voted for the state proposal and 60% voted for a city charter amendment to decriminalize it a few years ago.

A few nearby cities have already banned them less than two weeks after the election. Their rational is that there needs to be special codes to regulate it before new businesses are actually established. I'm sure that will be the same reasoning Council will use to support a ban and they will call it "temporary".

Any last minute tips or ideas to persuade them?

You don't want to be the last city to take advantage of a gold rush. If they wait, they run the risk of losing out on current and future revenue. Once these businesses find hospitable locations, why would they open another one right across the county line? Their customers are going to know where to find them - so the city planners can either bring the revenue into the city or drive it out.

 

[oyarde]

As you probably know, Michigan's marijuana legalization proposal passed. Cities have to enact an ordinance if they want to ban marijuana establishments, which is what the City Council is planning to do tonight.

70% of my city voted for the state proposal and 60% voted for a city charter amendment to decriminalize it a few years ago.

A few nearby cities have already banned them less than two weeks after the election. Their rational is that there needs to be special codes to regulate it before new businesses are actually established. I'm sure that will be the same reasoning Council will use to support a ban and they will call it "temporary".

Any last minute tips or ideas to persuade them?

Back in the late 80's I traveled in the South quite a bit . There were dry counties . As soon as you got to the county line a big liquor store in the next county , the dry counties were just missing out on all of that property tax and county tax for what was probably one of the highest gross revenue businesses . Those taxes are how they fund school systems and libraries and such . It is like just giving the money away to the next community.

 

[oyarde]

A no vote on any business hurts later . Other business of even slightly similar types will just pass on to somewhere else in the future .

 

[oyarde]

Smoking bans in a county where the next does not could hurt future bar business , Vape and tobacco shop business , new weed business etc

 

[EBounding]

They unanimously voted to ban marijuana establishments (both medicinal and recreational). Some excuses include:

"We need more time to update our zoning codes"
"It's federally illegal"
"The state has a history of not being clear with their requirements"
"We don't know how much revenue it would bring in"
"We need to understand the public safety issues"

 

[RJ Liberty]

Sorry to hear it, EBounding. It sounds like your community didn't want the extra tax revenues generated, or to provide a local dispensary for patients in need of medicine in their local community.

Rest assured, communities in Colorado and Washington State are reaping the benefits of marijuana... literally.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Yay, democracy! #thegodthatfailed

 

[Cap]

They unanimously voted to ban marijuana establishments (both medicinal and recreational). Some excuses include:

"We need more time to update our zoning codes"
"It's federally illegal"
"The state has a history of not being clear with their requirements"
"We don't know how much revenue it would bring in"
"We need to understand the public safety issues"

Can I ask what city you are referring to? Detroit?

 

[EBounding]

Can I ask what city you are referring to? Detroit?

It’s a small Detroit suburb, Berkley. Several other nearby cities have already opted out as well.

 

[Cap]

Thank you.

 

[osan]

Are these ladies on your City Council?

Saves on LOTS of vomiting.

 

[osan]

As you probably know, Michigan's marijuana legalization proposal passed. Cities have to enact an ordinance if they want to ban marijuana establishments, which is what the City Council is planning to do tonight.

70% of my city voted for the state proposal and 60% voted for a city charter amendment to decriminalize it a few years ago.

A few nearby cities have already banned them less than two weeks after the election. Their rational is that there needs to be special codes to regulate it before new businesses are actually established. I'm sure that will be the same reasoning Council will use to support a ban and they will call it "temporary".

Any last minute tips or ideas to persuade them?

Land of the free.

Break my fookin' leg.

 

[euphemia]

Just because something is legal doesn’t mean you have to buy it in a store.

 

[EBounding]

Yay, democracy! #thegodthatfailed

What's funny is most of Council and the Mayor are democrats and part of the city's Democratic Club.

One advantage we have though is that many of the city's residents are connected on facebook--it's how a recent bond proposal was defeated.

I made a poll asking what people thought of council's decision. Over 200 people do not favor it so far, less than 12 hours later. It would only take 1000 signatures to do a voter referendum and block the ordinance. MORE VOTING
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1603610536590408/permalink/2262572600694195/

 

[oyarde]

What's funny is most of Council and the Mayor are democrats and part of the city's Democratic Club.

One advantage we have though is that many of the city's residents are connected on facebook--it's how a recent bond proposal was defeated.

I made a poll asking what people thought of council's decision. Over 200 people do not favor it so far, less than 12 hours later. It would only take 1000 signatures to do a voter referendum and block the ordinance. MORE VOTING
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1603610536590408/permalink/2262572600694195/

Next time they say they want more money for something I would rub their noses in it .

 

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[Occam's Banana]

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