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Lyon Twp's New Mmj Ordinance Sparks Backlash From Residents


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http://whmi.com/news/article/25367

 

Some Lyon Township residents are not in favor of the municipality’s new ordinance that regulates growing operations of medical marijuana.

 

Supervisor Lannie Young tells WHMI the township originally invoked the federal statute, which outlaws the use of marijuana, even for people with a medical marijuana card. The township’s Board of Trustees passed an ordinance last month that allows card holders to use marijuana in their own homes, which is in line with the state law.

 

However the new rules restrict growing marijuana to three districts within the township- two of which are zoned industrial and the third as residential-agriculture. Zoning Enforcement Officer Mark Spencer says the ordinance was put in place because the “rules are kind of vague”.

 

Spencer says the ordinance is in regards to caregivers who are allowed to supply themselves and up to five medical marijuana patients with the substance, so long as it is grown only within the aforementioned districts.

 

Some community members feel this provision is too restrictive and have filed notices with the township’s clerk that signatures will be collected calling for the issue to appear on the August ballot. 888 signatures of registered voters will need to be collected by April 22nd to allow residents to decide if they are in favor of the ordinance changes or not. (DK)

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Trying to be reasonable about it all, i can understand wanting to regulate it to a degree, such as w zoning and planning. Have any of lived downwind of a purina plant? darn straight i wish they were zoned away from residences. It was foul, horrid, just as bad as a paper plant. So there are reasonable people (perhaps) that could have a point to zoning issues esp since some cg can be a nuisance. We dont have any rules to growing after all, and that stands to reason that some will be worse than others.

 

On the flip side though, it should mean that if in compliance w the city ordinance, then cg should be able expect to be held in equal regard within the community. City and police should become the cg's ally, protecting them, not harassing. We should be able to file an alarm permit, and call the police for protection/help. They should be respectful and responsive and reasonable. No warrants, just common courtesy. Any violation should be an infraction or ticket or disapproving nod, not an arrest, confiscation and prosecution.

 

Tit for tat. I can live w that

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Trying to be reasonable about it all, i can understand wanting to regulate it to a degree, such as w zoning and planning. Have any of lived downwind of a purina plant? darn straight i wish they were zoned away from residences. It was foul, horrid, just as bad as a paper plant. So there are reasonable people (perhaps) that could have a point to zoning issues esp since some cg can be a nuisance. We dont have any rules to growing after all, and that stands to reason that some will be worse than others.

 

On the flip side though, it should mean that if in compliance w the city ordinance, then cg should be able expect to be held in equal regard within the community. City and police should become the cg's ally, protecting them, not harassing. We should be able to file an alarm permit, and call the police for protection/help. They should be respectful and responsive and reasonable. No warrants, just common courtesy. Any violation should be an infraction or ticket or disapproving nod, not an arrest, confiscation and prosecution.

 

Tit for tat. I can live w that

Tit for Tat is the only way to go!

 

Peace

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