FLINT, MI– Recreational marijuana businesses may not be welcomed in Flint.
City Council voted 6-0 at its Sept. 23 general meeting to approve the first reading of an ordinance amendment that would prohibit businesses from selling, manufacturing or processing marijuana for recreational purposes within city limits. Councilman Eric Mays, Ward 1, said he meant to dissent after the vote was counted.
More than half of Michigan voters, 57 percent, voted to legalize recreational marijuana. Since the law took effect in December 2018, residents age 21 and older are able to possess and consume marijuana. But they haven’t been able to buy weed legally yet — as the only state-licensed businesses open and operating are required to serve only card-carrying medical patients.
Statewide, municipalities are working on their own ordinances to regulate how recreational marijuana is purchased and sold in their jurisdictions.
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