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MARCH 10 — APRIL 11, 2023, 2023 RiverviewRegister.com
Pot, or not?
Residents to determine fate of retail marijuana stores HANK MINCKIEWICZ
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Welcome to the city of Riverview, home of the “Marijuana Mile.” Or maybe not. Riverview recently began the process of taking applications for licenses for retail marijuana stores after the City Council voted 4-3 to allow those businesses within the city limits. Demand for those licenses has been high. But opposition to the stores has been pretty strong, too, and a group of citizens, spearheaded by longtime resident and former councilman Elmer Trombley, circulated a petition designed to get the idea of marijuana stores in front of voters. To get the measure on the ballot, the petitioners needed to gather the signatures of 279 city residents. At the start of March, the group turned in over 700 signatures. After review by the city clerk, some of those signatures were ruled to be invalid, leaving about 600 – more than double the number needed. With a primary election for city council and mayor likely, the proposal almost certainly will be on the ballot in August. If there is no primary, the vote will come during the general election in November. Here is the petition legally signed by the Riverview
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residents: SECTION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Ordinance is to prohibit the business operations of persons licensed by the State to operate Marihuana Establishments consistent with the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Maruhuana Act 218 IL 1, MCL SEE FATE, page 5
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