Voters approved medical marijuana dispensaries in every Northern Kentucky city where it was on the ballot last fall. But strict state regulations mean the facilities might still be effectively banned in some cities.
That's what elected officials in Newport found out at a public meeting Monday night when they were presented with an updated city map with only four small slivers of land highlighted in green.
Assistant City Manager Brian Steffen said those are the only places that comply with state law and already-existing city zoning where medical marijuana dispensaries could possibly be located – and there aren't many commercial or industrial spaces available in those areas.
"It's not advisable to move forward with trying to create local legislation without the ability to create a zone and have a viable location for these businesses to locate. It just really isn't worth the effort," he said.
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