Councilwoman Dona Brady was the lone dissenting vote. She felt the restrictions did not go far enough.
The restrictions roughly match those imposed by the state of Ohio, in rules completed this summer after medical marijuana was legalized last year. The biggest restriction is that operations are prohibited within 500 feet of schools, parks, churches and libraries.
(Cleveland.com reported that Councilwoman Brady initially wanted a 1,000 foot buffer, but Cleveland Planning Director Freddy Collier said that that would make operations all but impossible. With the 500-foot buffer, 95 percent of the city is already off-limits.)
Additionally, the marijuana operations will only be permitted on properties zoned as a general retail district or zoned for industry. Operations are prohibited in local retail and residential zones.
Via the state’s legislation: Ohio will allow 24 growers and up to 40 processors to make marijuana oils, patches, topical lotions, capsules and edibles. Cuyahoga County can have up to five dispensaries.
This article appears in Oct 25-31, 2017.
The most dangerous thing about cannabis is running into lazy cops looking for soft targets instead of fighting real crime. Data from the Center for Disease Control makes it absolutely clear that cannabis is far safer to consume than booze or tobacco.
It is about time for our government to get over Reefer Madness and remove cannabis from the DEA drug schedule.
Medical Cannabis has been legal throughout the state of California since 1996. Cannabis is now COMPLETELY LEGAL in California, Massachusetts, Maine, Nevada, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Washington DC!
29 US states have legalized cannabis for medical use. Uruguay, Peru and Jamaica are now completely legal, Canada will go fully legal in 2018 and Mexico is moving toward full legalization.
Cannabis prohibition criminalizes people for selecting a product that is much safer than alcoholic beverages or tobacco products. Cannabis prohibition is a ridiculous waste of police, court resources and taxpayer funds!!
According to FBI statistics:
100 BILLION a year is currently being spent on black market recreational cannabis in the USA and all that money goes to criminals.
30 BILLION is lost annually in potential tax revenue.
15 BILLION a year is spent enforcing draconian cannabis laws that make no sense and destroy people’s lives daily.
Data from the Center for Disease Control shows that cannabis is much safer than booze or tobacco!!
Legalize, regulate and TAX!