Cell may be part of different cities in Alabama in permitting medical hashish dispensaries, after modifications to the state legislation final yr – relying on what the Cell Metropolis Council does subsequent month.
On Tuesday, the Cell Metropolis Council kicked off discussions of an ordinance that will enable medical hashish dishing out websites, or dispensaries, in metropolis limits. After some debate, the council voted to desk consideration of the ordinance till Dec. 13.
The ordinance, which is sponsored by 4 councilmembers, confronted fierce opposition from Councilmember Scott Jones and a handful of residents who spoke throughout Tuesday’s assembly.
“There’s nothing about enforcement on this ordinance,” Jones stated. “There’s nothing about oversight, there’s nothing about regulation.”
Final yr, the Alabama State Legislature approved the manufacturing and distribution of medical hashish and established the Alabama Medical Hashish Fee, which oversees all elements of medical hashish within the state. The town council can select to authorize dispensaries in Cell, however regulation could be left, for probably the most half, to the fee.