If you've been to Lansing, odds are you've seen the green. The flashing signs. The catchy names.
"We have upwards of 70 dispensaries," Adam Hussain with Lansing City Council said.
When it comes to these medical facilities, there aren't any rules on how they operate.
"You have an entire industry that has essentially went rogue,” Hussain said. “Nobody's pulled any permits, nobody's licensed."
City council's medical marijuana ordinance would change the way the industry works. They're thinking about adding zoning laws so you can't set up shop too close to a school, church or park. They've also thought of a commission board that can look more closely into the way these facilities work.
If this ordinance does pass then you’ll see a lot less dispensaries in Lansing.
"Because people won't under merits qualify," Brant Johnson, who represents some dispensaries said.
But that doesn't mean dispensaries and growers aren't for the ordinance. Some think adding more regulation is a good idea... Because it'll
"Allow the city to at least know who was doing what,” Johnson said. “Inspect and monitor the activity and give people safe access to the products that they need and want and make sure that product is safe in itself."
And ensure patients get the medicine they need. On the other hand, there are people who don't want legal marijuana in Lansing.
"I know how detrimental it can be to your pockets, but also your psychological process, but also your future," Jerimic Claybor II said.
As for the future of this ordinance? There's still a long way to go until it's ready to be voted on.
