Warren mayor proposes medical marijuana regulations

Concerns over the medical marijuana industry aren’t just heating up in Detroit.

Across 8 Mile in neighboring Warren, Mayor Jim Fouts is proposing registration requirements along with other regulations to govern where medical marijuana can be grown, how it can be transported, and controls on odors.

His proposal is prompted, the mayor said, by concerns about growing medical marijuana in residential areas.

Fouts said his proposal “goes much beyond what the state Legislature is doing” and would “control the whole aspect of medical marijuana growing in the neighborhoods.”

The City Council set a public hearing for 7 p.m. Nov. 10 in its chambers at the Warren Community Center Auditorium, 5460 Arden, to accept comments on the proposal. The council could vote on the measure that night.

The Detroit City Council recently approved the first regulations for Detroit's growing medical marijuana industry, which has about 150 shops. Under the rules, the shops will have to get a city license or be...

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