Pubdate: Thu, 22 May 2014
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV)
Copyright: 2014 Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/233
Author: Jane Ann Morrison
Page: 3B

LV LIMITS MEDICAL MARIJUANA TO INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS

Ending a 13-hour meeting packed with controversy, the Las Vegas City 
Council unanimously approved a zoning ordinance laying out where 
medical marijuana establishments will be allowed.

Councilman Bob Coffin made a successful run Wednesday at setting the 
city's stricter proposed standards to align with the state's standards.

The council will allow dispensaries in commercial and industrial 
districts. The council removed the requirement that dispensaries be 
in fully detached, standalong structures, which some speakers called 
too restrictive.

The council also voted to allow dispensaries on Las Vegas Boulevard 
and on Fremont Street, east of Eighth Street. Clark County rejected 
the idea of dispensaries on Las Vegas Boulevard and Coffin said if 
the city allowed it, it would provide a competitive advantage.

A business license ordinance establishing standards for medical 
marijuana establishments is expected later.

Mayor Carolyn Goodman threw out a new idea that perhaps the grow 
facilities should be located in North Las Vegas, which has more space.

It was not an agenda item. She just said she was sharing a thought.
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