After voting 11 months ago not to allow recreational marijuana businesses, the Niles City Council Monday night reversed course by a vote of 6 to 1.
Residents and medical marijuana business owners in attendance at the special meeting gave the council cheers and a big round of applause.
The move now to allow recreational businesses means there will be shops in town where adults from Michigan, Indiana or elsewhere who have the ID to show they’re age 21 or older can purchase state-approved, lab-tested marijuana products, and there will also be sites where they can legally consume pot.
For the city, the move is expected to mean more revenue in licensing fees and taxes, although how much isn’t yet clear, City Administrator Ric Huff said.