Officials in Douglas have no problem with a possible medical marijuana facility in their city. They just don't know where to put it.
Zoning Administrator Ryan Kilpatrick and members of the zoning board of appeals on Tuesday, July 27, instructed the planning commission to find a place for the proposed business.
"It's going to happen more and more and we need to regulate it," said zoning board Chairman Bill Schumacher.
"We should have a way for it to fit," added board member Alexa Urquhart.
Tony Ragona, who lives in Chicago, is considering opening a medical marijuana caregiver operation in Douglas. The plans are preliminary.
"A lot of things haven't been worked out," Ragona said.
He wants grow marijuana and dispense it. He is considering having a location where approved patients can use the marijuana.
Ragona is also developing software for tracking different aspects of the medical marijuana operations, from the amount dispensed to the federal taxes that have to be paid.
The problem for Douglas is that the use doesn't fit any zoning in the city because Ragona would be growing the plants, harvesting them, processing the material and dispensing it to approved users.
Zoning board officials passed the responsibility for developing the proper zoning to the planning commission.
"We don't write ordinances. The planning commission does," said Schumacher.
The planning commission meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11 at city hall, 86 W. Center St.
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Source: The Holland Sentinel
Author: JIM HAYDEN
Copyright: 2010 GateHouse Media, Inc.
Zoning Administrator Ryan Kilpatrick and members of the zoning board of appeals on Tuesday, July 27, instructed the planning commission to find a place for the proposed business.
"It's going to happen more and more and we need to regulate it," said zoning board Chairman Bill Schumacher.
"We should have a way for it to fit," added board member Alexa Urquhart.
Tony Ragona, who lives in Chicago, is considering opening a medical marijuana caregiver operation in Douglas. The plans are preliminary.
"A lot of things haven't been worked out," Ragona said.
He wants grow marijuana and dispense it. He is considering having a location where approved patients can use the marijuana.
Ragona is also developing software for tracking different aspects of the medical marijuana operations, from the amount dispensed to the federal taxes that have to be paid.
The problem for Douglas is that the use doesn't fit any zoning in the city because Ragona would be growing the plants, harvesting them, processing the material and dispensing it to approved users.
Zoning board officials passed the responsibility for developing the proper zoning to the planning commission.
"We don't write ordinances. The planning commission does," said Schumacher.
The planning commission meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11 at city hall, 86 W. Center St.
NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: The Holland Sentinel
Author: JIM HAYDEN
Copyright: 2010 GateHouse Media, Inc.
