“The industry has changed in that time, especially with the influence of illegal grows and illegal cannabis,” City Manager Jason Caudle said during a presentation at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
The City cannot manage who is delivering cannabis because it does not regulate them.
The ordinance does not allow retail development of cannabis dispensaries and continues to maintain strict standards on where medical cannabis locations can operate.
“I don’t particularly partake myself, but the people that I know that do, they’re going down the hill or up north,” he said.
“The city manager can unilaterally set the number of licenses, and the mayor can singularly direct the opening of dispensaries.
That means if we have to put money into law enforcement that we never envisioned, that’s what it means.
He added: “Whatever it takes, the cartels will never, ever get a foothold in our city.
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