CARBONDALE – New medical marijuana establishments will be prohibited here through the end of 2011, or at least until the town formally adopts local rules and regulations controlling the industry.
The Carbondale Board of Trustees on Tuesday unanimously approved an emergency ordinance putting the moratorium in effect until Dec. 31, 2011.
The measure effectively extends for another six months what’s now a statewide moratorium on new medical marijuana facilities imposed earlier this year in the form of HB 1284. The legislation required existing facilities to apply for state licensing, and no new operations are allowed to apply until July of next year, when a range of new state regulations go into effect.
Carbondale’s moratorium buys some more time, as the town drafts its own local zoning regulations and licensing procedures related to medical marijuana centers, grow operations and manufacturing of infused medical marijuana products.
“This gives us until December
The Carbondale Board of Trustees on Tuesday unanimously approved an emergency ordinance putting the moratorium in effect until Dec. 31, 2011.
The measure effectively extends for another six months what’s now a statewide moratorium on new medical marijuana facilities imposed earlier this year in the form of HB 1284. The legislation required existing facilities to apply for state licensing, and no new operations are allowed to apply until July of next year, when a range of new state regulations go into effect.
Carbondale’s moratorium buys some more time, as the town drafts its own local zoning regulations and licensing procedures related to medical marijuana centers, grow operations and manufacturing of infused medical marijuana products.
“This gives us until December