Grand Haven will join dozens of communities statewide that allow cannabis sales for adult recreational use, though local officials have placed significant zoning restrictions on where retailers and other facilities could operate.
The land use ordinance the Grand Haven City Council approved on Monday creates buffer zones that prohibit cannabis-related businesses from operating within a certain distance from one another and from schools, libraries, daycares, parks and churches. The ordinance takes effect 21 days after it was published.
The buffer zones mean that cannabis retailers, provisioning centers, growers, processors and transporters will have limited areas within the city to locate, mostly around the city’s industrial park on the southeast side of town, according to City Manager Pat McGinnis.
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