Aurora council considers sites for medical marijuana production facility

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Aurora is working to find appropriate locations to allow a medical marijuana production facility.

At a recent public planning meeting, Aurora’s planning and development services director Marco Ramunno tabled a report recommending council direct town staff to implement a zoning bylaw amendment pertaining to such a facility to be reviewed and discussed at an upcoming general committee meeting.

“We are looking at two sites along the (Hwy.) 404 corridor,” Ramunno said. “If approved, these would be 150 metres from any residential or school sites.”

In 2001, individuals authorized to use marijuana by a physician were allowed to grow medical marijuana in their homes or purchase it from Health Canada, as stated in the federal government’s Marijuana Medical Access Program and Marijuana Medical Access Regulations.

Following concerns surrounding public health, safety and security expressed by police, fire officials and municipalities and enormous growth of participants in the program, the regulations were...

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