Miami Twp. bans land use for marijuana

Miami Twp. is banning, for now, adult-use cannabis land use within the unincorporated area of the township.  (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

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Miami Twp. is banning, for now, adult-use cannabis land use within the unincorporated area of the township. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Montgomery County’s Miami Twp. is banning, for now, adult-use cannabis land use within the unincorporated area of the township.

Community Development Director Alex Carlson said the measure is a precautionary measure in response to “a constantly changing legislative landscape at the statehouse.”

“Working with our law director, we determined that ... the recommended route (for) our department, would be to prohibit the land use of adult use cannabis while certain things are being sorted out of the state, relative to funding, number of dispensaries, location dispensaries, and a lot of other items,” Carlson said.

Carefully drafting the wording of the resolution allows for permitting the land use in certain specific zoning districts, like planned developments, if it’s later deemed appropriate for the township, Carlson said.

Miami Twp. Board of Trustees voted unanimously June 17 to approve the measure.

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