June 16, Thursday night, more than 50 people went to the public hearing to place their thumbprint on Lansing’s controversially existing medical marijuana economy.
During the meeting of Public Safety Community in Foster Community Center, there are some who wanted to control the number of marijuana dispensaries in the place, while there are some who wished on operating hours’ extension. On the other hand, there are some who want this particular economy to shut down as they claim that there is something illegal done inside the shops. Lansing is one of the Mid-Michigan places who started on the regulation of the medical marijuana dispensaries after the statewide ballot on medical marijuana legalization got approved in 2008.
Gary Casteel, a Lansing resident, is alarmed by the 48 dispensaries operating in the state and said, “I think we opened up a Pandora's Box, and we don't know how to shut it.”
Covered in the proposed ordinance, medical marijuana dispensaries are allowed to operate on industrial and business zones. They need to be away ten thousand feet from schools, churches, student and children center and other marijuana business.
Robert Castillo, a TNT employee in East Michigan Avenue said that the proposed hours of operation makes it hard for him to serve all patients. As of now, TNT serves 24/7.
Melissa Quon – Huber, president of Averill Woods Neighborhood Association is also alarmed of this very lenient medical marijuana dispensaries regulation. It could mean that many dispensaries will pull towards Lansing that all these dispensaries can serve all in Mid-Michigan areas. "It's important that we get this right," she said.
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