Purpose and intent. The purpose of this subchapter is to regulate adult use marijuana establishments in the city in order to protect the public health, safety and general welfare of the city's residents, to provide reasonable regulations regarding city licensing of adult use marijuana establishments, to provide a method to defray administrative costs of such establishments, to coordinate city regulations and license approval with laws and regulations enacted by the State of Michigan and to promote economic development by encouraging vertical integration of such establishments and operations in the city. It is not the intent of this subchapter to restrict or abrogate the protections for adult use marijuana found in the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act, Initiated Law 1 of 2018, M.C.L.A. §§ 333.27951, et seq., as may be amended.
(Ord. 24-009, passed 10-28-24)