Kent County’s first recreational pot shop is coming soon, but it won’t be in Grand Rapids.
The first will be in the city of Lowell, a town that boasts about 4,000 residents.
It’s been more than a year since the City Council decided to allow recreational marijuana in the city limits.
“About 58% of the electorate in the city wanted adult use marijuana, and the City Council, they were honoring the vote of the people of the community,” said Lowell City Manager Michael Burns.
The City Council made some rules: Facilities must be 1,000 feet from schools and preschools and out of downtown, literally on the other side of the tracks.
“Basically, west of the train tracks is the best way to explain it is where we’re allowing the facilities,” Burns said.
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