PORTALES — The Portales City Council approved introduction of an ordinance setting parameters for cannabis manufacture, sale and consumption, but it’s anticipate the final ordinance may be a little less restrictive than what was presented Tuesday night.
Councilors will look over the ordinance and determine if any changes are needed prior to a vote for final approval at the Aug. 24 meeting. City officials have stressed the importance of having the ordinance in effect before the state opens up the application process Sept. 1.
City Attorney Randy Knudson provided the council with an 11-page document includes the following requirements for cannabis establishments:
• Establishments must be more than 300 feet from any school or day care.
• Establishments must be more than 1,000 feet from any residence, religious assembly or church, library, cultural center ,community center, public park or government facility.
• Establishments must be more than 200 feet from any other cannabis establishment.
• Operation hours are limited to 7 a.m.-2 a.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to midnight Sunday for cannabis consumption areas; 7 a.m.-midnight Monday through Saturday and noon to midnight Sundays for off-site consumption.
• A permit is $250, with a $100 annual renewal.
Knudson warned ordinance aspects could get fought in court if they’re restrictive — he noted the 1,000-foot requirement “might not pass legal muster” — but that councilors could amend it as they saw…
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PORTALES — The Portales City Council approved introduction of an ordinance setting parameters for cannabis manufacture, sale and consumption, but it’s anticipate the final ordinance may be a little less restrictive than what was presented Tuesday night.
Councilors will look over the ordinance and determine if any changes are needed prior to a vote for final approval at the Aug. 24 meeting. City officials have stressed the importance of having the ordinance in effect before the state opens up the application process Sept. 1.
City Attorney Randy Knudson provided the council with an 11-page document includes the following requirements for cannabis establishments:
• Establishments must be more than 300 feet from any school or day care.
• Establishments must be more than 1,000 feet from any residence, religious assembly or church, library, cultural center ,community center, public park or government facility.
• Establishments must be more than 200 feet from any other cannabis establishment.
• Operation hours are limited to 7 a.m.-2 a.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to midnight Sunday for cannabis consumption areas; 7 a.m.-midnight Monday through Saturday and noon to midnight Sundays for off-site consumption.
• A permit is $250, with a $100 annual renewal.
Knudson warned ordinance aspects could get fought in court if they’re restrictive — he noted the 1,000-foot requirement “might not pass legal muster” — but that councilors could amend it as they saw…
