Recreational marijuana sales are likely still several months out in Traverse City after commissioners Monday agreed to extend the city’s opt-out period – though commissioners emphasized their commitment to allowing sales as soon as the city can finalize rules regulating where and how retail stores will operate. In the meantime, multiple medical dispensaries are preparing to open their doors locally.
Commissioners Monday unanimously voted to extend Traverse City’s moratorium on recreational pot retail stores for up to six more months to allow an ad hoc committee of staff and commissioners to finish writing rules. Commissioner Amy Shamroe, who sits on the ad hoc committee, said that when voters legalized recreational pot in Michigan in 2018, issues related to how sales would actually work were unaddressed and are now being hammered out by state and local leaders.
Other commissioners and staff members serving on the ad hoc, which has been meeting regularly since late summer, confirmed the complexity of writing a whole new rule system for recreational marijuana sales. According to City Clerk Benjamin Marentette, issues the group is weighing include whether to cap the total number of retail stores in Traverse City, where such stores can be located, whether an owner can co-locate medical and recreational sales at the same store, and if the city will consider multiple permit applications for the same property.
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