Northern Bruce Peninsula will be adopting a policy to allow medical cannabis cultivation facilities in the municipality in the new year. Council approved enacting a by-law to adopt the policy later in January during its meeting on Monday.
This policy comes after the federal government allowed access to cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2001, before later legalizing the drug 2018.
Municipal Clerk Cathy Addison says the municipality endorses the establishment of licensed indoor medicinal cannabis production facilities approved by Health Canada.
"Municipalities reserve the right to regulate the placement and site requirements for these facilities through their zoning bylaws and site plan approval," says Addison. "The cultivation of cannabis is not currently permitted in any land zones within the municipality, necessitating a zoning by-law amendment to allow controlled indoor production of medicinal cannabis as a special use."
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