Local residents saying ‘no’ to marijuana shopsPosted by On


By Matt Mackinder
Clarkston News Editor

Just in time for the November election, the Clarkston Village Neighborhood Committee is placing signs around town expressing their message against the medical marijuana proposal which attempts to amend the city charter and “compromise local neighborhoods,” according to Clarkston Mayor Eric Haven.
The group has unveiled a website (NoStoreNearMyDoor.com) that shows the opposition to the proposal that seeks to put two marijuana shops in town that will operate seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The proposal would not permit recreational marijuana sales to any adult but would allow commercial medical marijuana sales under the Medical Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act to qualified patients.
This proposed charter amendment, if adopted, would end the city’s prohibition of medical marijuana facilities and establish a local licensing system and regulatory provisions for medical marijuana facilities to operate within the city.
As of Oct. 23, Haven said the committee has distributed over 150 signs so far.
What are the residents of Clarkston are saying about the medical marijuana proposal? There are many testimonials on NoStoreNearMyDoor.com.
“Whether or not you are in favor of marijuana provision centers in the village, every single one of us should take issue with an outside corporation, bullying their way into our community and wanting to rewrite our laws, put themselves in a position to be exempt from the regulations that all other…

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