Troy, Ohio The City of Troy is saying no to medical marijuana.
The city council on Monday night voted 4-3 against an ordinance to allow up to three medical marijuana dispensaries inside the city limits.
The council held its third and final reading of the ordinance during Mondays meeting, before council members narrowly voted down the measure.
Just a difference of opinion among council members, Marty Baker, the President of the Troy city council said. Some of them prefer not to have it in the city and some of them didnt think that three was the right number.
Mondays no vote doesnt close the book on medical marijuana in the city.
Baker says the issue will head back to the planning commission, and it could be back in front of the council at a later date.
Troys decision on Monday came after the state released a draft proposing some initial guidelines for processors, patients and caregivers.
The state drafted an initial set of rules for medical marijuana; including patients paying a $50 annual fee and carrying an ID card. The law would cover 20 specific medical conditions and up to 40 licenses for manufacturers would be available in the state. Processors would have to pay a $10,000 application fee and a $90,000 license fee. The renewal would be $100,000 a year. The law also prohibits smoking and growing marijuana at home.
In 2016, Troy imposed a moratorium on medical marijuana but had since reconsidered the matter.
Piqua, Tipp City, Trotwood, Springfield and Beavercreek are among the Miami Valley cities that have approved medical marijuana moratoriums since this summer.
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