Last year, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy approved adding 73 dispensary licenses statewide, including three in Monroe, pushing the city’s total to four.
The current moratorium was put in place in April. The ordinance has no impact on the dispensaries that are open or those in the planning stages.
Dr. Kelly Clark, a council member, said the city, by waiting until after the election, would get “a free look” at how Monroe voters feel about legalizing recreational marijuana.
That vote, she said, could “significantly change the landscape” of marijuana businesses, she said.
Council member Michael Graves, who has been outspoken against marijuana dispensaries in the city, said he didn’t want those businesses “littering (Ohio) 63.” Monroe should invest its time and money attracting businesses that “make the city better,” he said.
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