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Lid Might Open on Pot in New Buffalo

(New Buffalo, MI) - New Buffalo could join other Michigan communities in having shops offering marijuana for sale.

 

The city is mailing surveys to residents, asking them how they feel about having medical marijuana and recreational marijuana sold legally in the city. Marijuana is legal in Michigan, but New Buffalo, after it was made legal by voters, exercised its option to prohibit marijuana shops.

 

Mayor John Humphrey said the surveys respond to numerous people approaching the city interested in opening a marijuana store in the community. First, however, Humphrey said he wants to know how the community feels before the city council possibly decides whether to open the door to marijuana retailers.

 

“We need to take the public’s temperature on what they want,” he said.

Humphrey said he would like the city to receive 800 filled-out surveys to get the most accurate reading possible of how citizens feel about the idea. He hopes any decision by the city council happens before next summer.  

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