Grove City Council will decide Monday night whether or not to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to operate in the city.
The seven council members voted in February not to ban all marijuana sales after Mayor Ike Stage tried to push an expansion of their current ban. Over 57% of Ohioans and almost the same percentage of Grove City residents voted “yes” on Issue 2 in November to legalize adult-use recreational weed.
Issue 2 allows cities to choose whether or not the businesses that sell weed can operate there.
Grove City Council member Randy Holt said the council’s decision not to ban recreational marijuana dispensaries last month was a signal that the council is ready to allow all marijuana sales. Holt said banning medical weed, but not recreational weed makes no sense and pointed to the margin of “yes” votes on Issue 2 in the city.
“If we don’t support the dispensaries here in Grove City, the people are just going to drive to another city that does. It’s not like you can eliminate marijuana usage by not having facilities in your city,” Holt said.
Stage did not respond to WOSU’s request for comment.
Holt said if the city allows marijuana sales, it will likely bring in