Cannabis companies gunning for a marijuana license in Riverview are taking the competition to the next level.
This city amended an existing ordinance that barred any marijuana businesses and establishments from operating within city limits. They then replaced it with a new ordinance that allows cannabis businesses.
It was passed on a 4 to 3 vote.
Five vendors have set up tents outside city hall hoping to get their applications early and ultimately score approval.
Kinship Cannabis Company, a local vendor, is leading the pack.
City officials say they’ve gotten hundreds of online inquiries, but what really matters is the order of in-person submissions. The reason is because the ordinance states no cannabis business can be situated closer than 300 feet from each other.
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