Mansfield OH City Council considers marijuana dispensaries moratorium – Mansfield News Journal

Mansfield City Council held off voting on a bill related to marijuana-related businesses at its Tuesday meeting.

Council was scheduled to vote to impose a six-month moratorium “on the acceptance, consideration and/or granting of any applications for local licensing approval and/or any zoning, occupancy or other permits relating to cultivators, processors or retail dispensaries of marijuana within the City of Mansfield.”

In the Nov. 7 general election, the ballot measure dubbed Issue 2 passed with 57% of the vote, making Ohio the 24th state to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use.

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