San Miguel County has enacted a temporary emergency moratorium pertaining to commercial enterprises engaging in the sale or distribution of medical cannabis to the public in the county's unincorporated areas.
The resolution, enacted April 28 with the intent of further exploring the impact of medical marijuana purveyors on San Miguel County's citizens and the public interest, may remain in place until October 31.
With no land use regulations specific to marijuana dispensaries in place, the moratorium makes sense, San Miguel County Planning Director Mike Rozycki said. The moratorium will not only allow county staff to craft the appropriate regulations, but will give the county time to follow the progress of HB 10-1284, a bill currently under review by the Colorado State Legislature.
"Most of the areas in our county that are appropriate for retail fall within the boundaries of municipalities," Rozycki said. "However, as we have had a number of inquiries from individuals who have proposed or started medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated parts of the county, the board of county commissioners felt that it would be appropriate to impose a temporary moratorium.
"If HB 10-1284 bill passes, it would create a licensing process similar to that which regulates liquor licenses," Rozycki said. "The moratorium also gives us the time we need to see what our state laws are going to be."
To learn more, or to read the resolution in full, visit the San Miguel County web site.
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Source: The Watch Newspapers
Copyright: 2010 The Watch Newspapers
The resolution, enacted April 28 with the intent of further exploring the impact of medical marijuana purveyors on San Miguel County's citizens and the public interest, may remain in place until October 31.
With no land use regulations specific to marijuana dispensaries in place, the moratorium makes sense, San Miguel County Planning Director Mike Rozycki said. The moratorium will not only allow county staff to craft the appropriate regulations, but will give the county time to follow the progress of HB 10-1284, a bill currently under review by the Colorado State Legislature.
"Most of the areas in our county that are appropriate for retail fall within the boundaries of municipalities," Rozycki said. "However, as we have had a number of inquiries from individuals who have proposed or started medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated parts of the county, the board of county commissioners felt that it would be appropriate to impose a temporary moratorium.
"If HB 10-1284 bill passes, it would create a licensing process similar to that which regulates liquor licenses," Rozycki said. "The moratorium also gives us the time we need to see what our state laws are going to be."
To learn more, or to read the resolution in full, visit the San Miguel County web site.
NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: The Watch Newspapers
Copyright: 2010 The Watch Newspapers
