Ryan Hurley, director of the Rose Law Group Medical Marijuana Dept., praises Maricopa County’s decision to permit medical marijuana outlets in unincorporated areas

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery, one of the most vocal opponents of the 2010 medical-marijuana ballot measure, had advised the Board of Supervisors against allowing dispensaries on county land
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery, one of the most vocal opponents of the 2010 medical-marijuana ballot measure, had advised the Board of Supervisors against allowing dispensaries on county land

By Michelle Ye Hee Lee | The Republic | azcentral.com

The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a zoning ordinance permitting medical-marijuana dispensaries in Maricopa County’s unincorporated areas, winding down more than two years of resistance in the face of an adverse Superior Court order.

Maricopa County previously had a zoning classification that blocked medical-marijuana dispensaries within the county’s jurisdiction. The county stood firm on that policy despite voter approval of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act in 2010, which put the state’s medical marijuana program into effect in many Valley cities.

The new ordinance, approved on a 4-0 board vote Wednesday, permits medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation sites to open in non-residential areas under county zoning control. Dispensaries will be permitted in commercial zones that are farther away from residential areas and in industrial zones. Cultivation facilities will be permitted in industrial zones.

Ryan Hurley, Director of Rose Law Group Medical Marijuana Department had this to say:

“It is encouraging to see the county is recognizing the results of the White Mountain case and enacting zoning that complies with the medical marijuana law the voters enacted. Patients deserve safe and reasonable access to their medicine in all jurisdictions throughout Arizona. Hopefully this will serve as an example to other jurisdictions that have worked to exclude medical marijuana uses.”

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If you’d like to discuss medical marijuana, contact Ryan Hurley, director of the Rose Law Group Medical Marijuana Dept. rhurley@roselawgroup.com

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