Jacob Bell
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Voting 3-0 Gila County Board of Supervisors adopted fees for permits to grow and distribute medical marijuana.
At the June 7 meeting, the supervisors approved annual fees for conditional use permits to produce marijuana, charging $1,000 for a qualified patient and $5,000 for a designated caregiver or medical marijuana dispensary.
The board had received three e-mails from the public protesting the "completely over the top ridiculous" fees. Another requested, "Please reconsider the current fees. If you still feel the need to charge a fee, then make it reasonable like $1,000 for dispensaries, $100 for caregivers and $50 for patients."
Yet, when the supervisors asked for public comments during the meeting, no one spoke up.
For now the fees could be considered irrelevant. Medical marijuana in Arizona is in limbo until a federal judge rules on a case filed on May 27 by Attorney General Tom Horne on behalf of Gov. Jan Brewer. Arizona officials are seeking to clarify whether the state law provides protection from federal prosecution or whether federal law pre-empts the Arizona measure.
Gov. Brewer is concerned state employees might face prosecution for administering the medical marijuana program.
For more information on the status of this case or Arizona medical marijuana policies see: Arizona Medical Marijuana Program.
When asked about how this court case will affect the Gila County program, community development director Bob Gould replied, "Right now all medical marijuana applications are on hold until the state gets some sort of decision on this issue from the courts."
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Website: County adopts fees for medical marijuana permits
At the June 7 meeting, the supervisors approved annual fees for conditional use permits to produce marijuana, charging $1,000 for a qualified patient and $5,000 for a designated caregiver or medical marijuana dispensary.
The board had received three e-mails from the public protesting the "completely over the top ridiculous" fees. Another requested, "Please reconsider the current fees. If you still feel the need to charge a fee, then make it reasonable like $1,000 for dispensaries, $100 for caregivers and $50 for patients."
Yet, when the supervisors asked for public comments during the meeting, no one spoke up.
For now the fees could be considered irrelevant. Medical marijuana in Arizona is in limbo until a federal judge rules on a case filed on May 27 by Attorney General Tom Horne on behalf of Gov. Jan Brewer. Arizona officials are seeking to clarify whether the state law provides protection from federal prosecution or whether federal law pre-empts the Arizona measure.
Gov. Brewer is concerned state employees might face prosecution for administering the medical marijuana program.
For more information on the status of this case or Arizona medical marijuana policies see: Arizona Medical Marijuana Program.
When asked about how this court case will affect the Gila County program, community development director Bob Gould replied, "Right now all medical marijuana applications are on hold until the state gets some sort of decision on this issue from the courts."
News Hawk- Jacob Ebel 420 MAGAZINE
Source: paysonroundup.com
Author: Michele Nelson
Contact: Contact Us
Copyright: The Payson Roundup
Website: County adopts fees for medical marijuana permits
