Ron Strider
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Niles city leaders are considering a plan for a new marijuana dispensary to set up shop in the town's old post office. This week’s meeting is a work session for council members and city staff to discuss the proposal.
Potential business owners are eager to get the necessary approval, as Michigan plans to start issuing the first licenses before Christmas. Most neighbors in Niles have memories of the old post office at 322 East Main Street.
“Because I can remember going there to buy stamps. And it's been a long time,” Carol Curtis said.
The building now houses two tenants, and could welcome a third. A potential buyer has approached the city, wanting to buy the old government building and turn it into a medical marijuana dispensary.
“A provisioning center, as the law calls it. That would be consumables, edibles, smokables, those types of things,” Niles city administrator Richard Huff said.
The idea is a somewhat radical concept for Niles. It'd be the first of its kind, but in the last few months, city leaders said they'd listen to any proposals after the governor OK'd five types of cannabis industries in Michigan.
“Nobody's going to be able to open up anything until the licensing is authorized by the state, which is December of this year,” Huff said.
There are estimated to be around 15,000 card carrying potential customers in Berrien County. Neighbors in Niles have mixed feelings about a potential marijuana shop opening up downtown.
“There are still going to be a lot of people in town who question it. Simply because they associate it as being pot,” Curtis said.
“They're going to have it in town and somebody who really needs to have it is going to end up buying it and sell some of it if they need money desperately,” Rita Quijas said.
Niles city leaders won’t decide on the dispensary just yet.
A medical marijuana business can operate in Michigan as a grower, a processor, secure shipping, a provisioning center, which is where you'd go to buy it... or a safety compliance facility, which is an independent testing lab.
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Potential business owners are eager to get the necessary approval, as Michigan plans to start issuing the first licenses before Christmas. Most neighbors in Niles have memories of the old post office at 322 East Main Street.
“Because I can remember going there to buy stamps. And it's been a long time,” Carol Curtis said.
The building now houses two tenants, and could welcome a third. A potential buyer has approached the city, wanting to buy the old government building and turn it into a medical marijuana dispensary.
“A provisioning center, as the law calls it. That would be consumables, edibles, smokables, those types of things,” Niles city administrator Richard Huff said.
The idea is a somewhat radical concept for Niles. It'd be the first of its kind, but in the last few months, city leaders said they'd listen to any proposals after the governor OK'd five types of cannabis industries in Michigan.
“Nobody's going to be able to open up anything until the licensing is authorized by the state, which is December of this year,” Huff said.
There are estimated to be around 15,000 card carrying potential customers in Berrien County. Neighbors in Niles have mixed feelings about a potential marijuana shop opening up downtown.
“There are still going to be a lot of people in town who question it. Simply because they associate it as being pot,” Curtis said.
“They're going to have it in town and somebody who really needs to have it is going to end up buying it and sell some of it if they need money desperately,” Rita Quijas said.
Niles city leaders won’t decide on the dispensary just yet.
A medical marijuana business can operate in Michigan as a grower, a processor, secure shipping, a provisioning center, which is where you'd go to buy it... or a safety compliance facility, which is an independent testing lab.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Niles considers marijuana dispensary in former post office
Author: Joel Porter
Contact: Station
Photo Credit: None Found
Website: South Bend Indiana | WNDU 16 | News, Weather, Sports
