Lewisburg voters will decide if a retail cannabis dispensary should be allowed to locate in the village.
Terry Baver | The Register-Herald
LEWISBURG — Voters will decide Nov. 5 if a retail cannabis dispensary should locate in the village.
Issue 10 asks “shall the Village of Lewisburg permit the establishment and operation of an adult cannabis dispensary within the Village of Lewisburg and directing the village council to enact legislation regulating the operation of such dispensary.”
Council voted 7-0 at the July 18 council meeting to let residents decide the issue after village officials were approached by at least two companies wanting to place a retail cannabis dispensary in the village.
Placing the issue on the ballot was suggested by Mayor Dennis Roberts, who stated at the July 3 council meeting it “would relieve any split council vote.”
Councilmember Jackie Sewert also thought allowing the voters to decide the issue was the best solution.
If they want it, they’ll vote yes and if they don’t, they’ll vote no,” Jackie Sewert said on July 3.
Council also voted on July 18 to rescind the resolution extending the village’s moratorium on retail cannabis dispensaries locating in the village until Jan. 1, 2025.
Council opted to extend the moratorium so that any company wanting to locate a retail dispensary in the village could begin the process while waiting for residents to decide the issue on Nov. 5.
Council’s decision was based on the thought that if voters decided to place a retail dispensary in the village and if one was established, the village would benefit from the revenues collected from the sales of cannabis.
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