(a) The cultivation, processing or retail dispensing of medical marijuana within the City of St. Clairsville is hereby prohibited.
(b) This section does not prohibit research related to marijuana conducted at a state university, academic medical center, or private research and development organization as part of a research protocol approved by an institutional review board or equivalent entity, if otherwise permitted by State law or rule or local ordinance. (Ord. 2017-49. Passed 1-2-18.)