Katelyn Baker
Well-Known Member
Just for the point of comparison ...
There is one medical marijuana grow facility in business now in Camp Verde on Old State Highway 279 and three more under construction.
None were subject to public review and scrutiny before construction began, and the town will not even say where they are located until the facility is given a certificate of occupancy.
Town officials, citing the advice of their attorney, say that's the law.
Meanwhile, as we have seen in Cottonwood and Chino Valley, the law is interpreted differently.
We ran across another example this week in Cochise County. The Benson News-Sun reported the Cochise County Board of Supervisors, in a 2-1 vote, rejected a proposal for a 40-acre grow facility in the Chiricahua Trail Ranches, located between Dos Cabezas and Kansas Settlement near Willcox. More specifically, the grow facility was proposed at 6952 South Covered Wagon Road.
Armed before the fact with the knowledge of location and proposed land use, the News-Sun reported that between 50 and 60 people attended the two-hour hearing. Many were there to protest having a medical marijuana farm located near their property.
Their voices were heard.
The plan was rejected, even though the application had met all the county requirements and that the Planning and Zoning Commission had unanimously approved it, the News-Sun reported.
That in itself points to a flaw in the Cochise County process. If the application meets all the county requirements, it should be allowed by right.
The strength of the Cochise County process is that people who live nearby still have a voice and an opportunity to influence the process.
The exact opposite approach is used in Camp Verde. The town does not allow politics, emotions and public sentiment to get in the way of something that is allowed so long as the application meets all town requirements.
But for those who believe in government of the people, for the people and by the people, some folks strongly believe they have the right to know what is being developed in their community, and they have an equal right to share their views on it in a public meeting.
In the Cochise County case, don't be surprised to see this one end up in court. After all, the applicant had met all the county requirements to go into the marijuana-growing business.
Likewise, it's not out of the realm of possibility for Camp Verde to one day find itself on the receiving end of such a lawsuit.
This one from a property owner who wishes he would have had the chance to petition his government before the fact after a marijuana farm goes into business next door.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Legal Eagles Have To Love The Marijuana Business
Author: Staff
Contact: (928) 567-4101
Photo Credit: None Found
Website: Camp Verde Bugle
There is one medical marijuana grow facility in business now in Camp Verde on Old State Highway 279 and three more under construction.
None were subject to public review and scrutiny before construction began, and the town will not even say where they are located until the facility is given a certificate of occupancy.
Town officials, citing the advice of their attorney, say that's the law.
Meanwhile, as we have seen in Cottonwood and Chino Valley, the law is interpreted differently.
We ran across another example this week in Cochise County. The Benson News-Sun reported the Cochise County Board of Supervisors, in a 2-1 vote, rejected a proposal for a 40-acre grow facility in the Chiricahua Trail Ranches, located between Dos Cabezas and Kansas Settlement near Willcox. More specifically, the grow facility was proposed at 6952 South Covered Wagon Road.
Armed before the fact with the knowledge of location and proposed land use, the News-Sun reported that between 50 and 60 people attended the two-hour hearing. Many were there to protest having a medical marijuana farm located near their property.
Their voices were heard.
The plan was rejected, even though the application had met all the county requirements and that the Planning and Zoning Commission had unanimously approved it, the News-Sun reported.
That in itself points to a flaw in the Cochise County process. If the application meets all the county requirements, it should be allowed by right.
The strength of the Cochise County process is that people who live nearby still have a voice and an opportunity to influence the process.
The exact opposite approach is used in Camp Verde. The town does not allow politics, emotions and public sentiment to get in the way of something that is allowed so long as the application meets all town requirements.
But for those who believe in government of the people, for the people and by the people, some folks strongly believe they have the right to know what is being developed in their community, and they have an equal right to share their views on it in a public meeting.
In the Cochise County case, don't be surprised to see this one end up in court. After all, the applicant had met all the county requirements to go into the marijuana-growing business.
Likewise, it's not out of the realm of possibility for Camp Verde to one day find itself on the receiving end of such a lawsuit.
This one from a property owner who wishes he would have had the chance to petition his government before the fact after a marijuana farm goes into business next door.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Legal Eagles Have To Love The Marijuana Business
Author: Staff
Contact: (928) 567-4101
Photo Credit: None Found
Website: Camp Verde Bugle
