Grove City Messenger - February 25th, 2024

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MARIJUANA
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“By putting a moratorium on it, those places will
look elsewhere,” said Holt. “I don’t want to send that
signal. If they’re here, they can be here, and we can do
business in Grove City.”
In November of last year, Ohio voters approved
Issue 2, which allows adults to buy, possess, and grow
marijuana for recreational use. This law went into
effect on Dec. 7.
Grove City Mayor Richard “Ike” Stage said the legislation
introduced by the administration would just
buy time so city officials could understand the rules.
He said passing the legislation would have sent a message
to state lawmakers that Grove City leaders were
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church office at 614-875-0510.
S.A.L.T. at Evans Center
The Grove City Division of Police host Seniors and
Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) meetings at 10
a.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the
Evans Center, 4330 Dudley Ave. Adults of all ages are
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on other crime prevention programs visit
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frustrated with the lack of progress on the issue.
Stage suggested placing a drop date on the legislation,
so the moratorium would end in March of 2025,
though he said that date could change based on state
advancement of the issue.
According to Stephen Smith, the city’s law director,
recreational marijuana is technically legal, however no
licenses have been issued and there is no framework in
place by the state on how to issue the license.
“It appears legislators are planning to make substantive
changes to the law,” said Smith. “If anything,
I think it’s become more unclear. This (legislation)
would in essence just put it on hold until we knew
what the state was going to do.”
While the passage of Issue 2 legalizes the
recreational use of marijuana, it does not
amend the constitution, giving legislators
the ability to make changes to the law.
Smith said the legislation would buy the
city time to understand the rules when it is
decided.
“It is legal to use marijuana that was purchased
from a legal place, but there are no
legal places in Ohio right now,” said Smith.
Dr. Marie Schiff, who attended the meeting
representing the drug prevention program
Start Talking Grove City, said she supports
placing a moratorium on the cultivation,
processing, and retail sales of marijuana.
“There is no community in this country
that has not been touched by addiction,” she
said.
Though the measure failed to advance in
Grove City, two council members (Rodney
Dew and Christine Houk) voted in favor of
the moratorium on marijuana sales and processing.
Council president Houk said many residents
have questions on the topic but no one
has the answers.
“We don’t know the mechanics and we
don’t know the framework. We have no business
greenlighting something today until we
get the answers,” said Houk.
The rest of the council members disagreed.
“If the council puts layers in place, people
will see this as once again government subverting
the will of the people,” said councilman
Mark Sigrist.
Council members did discuss postponing
the legislation until July, but decided to
move forward without delay.