Medical marijuana has been legal in Kentucky for 3 months. Why doesn’t Newport have a dispensary?

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MARIJUANA BECAME LEGAL IN KENTUCKY… BUT THERE ARE STILL MONTHS SINCE MEDICAL MARIJUANA BECAME LEGAL IN KENTUCKY, BUT THERE ARE STILL NO DISPENSARIES IN SIGHT. SO BACK IN NOVEMBER, MANY LIVING IN THE COMMONWEALTH VOTED TO ALLOW THESE DISPENSARIES IN NEWPORT. CITY OFFICIALS NOW SAY THEY DON’T HAVE ANYWHERE TO PUT A DISPENSARY. THEY SAY IT’S BECAUSE OF STRICT STATE REGULATIONS. MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN KENTUCKY MUST BE AT LEAST 1000FT AWAY FROM SCHOOLS AND DAYCARES. IN FACT, THIS MAP MADE BY THE CITY SHOWS WHERE DISPENSARIES COULD POSSIBLY GO. DON’T LOOK AT THE BIG CIRCLES. LOOK AT THOSE VERY TINY ONES HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN. OFFICIALS SAY THERE AREN’T MANY COMMERCIAL SPACES AVAILABLE, EVEN IN THOSE GREEN AREAS. AT THE MAP, YOU CAN SEE THAT ONE OF THOSE GREEN AREAS AT THE TOP THERE IS NEWPORT ON THE LEVEE. BUT CITY LEADERS EXPLAIN WHY THAT AREA CANNOT BE USED. THEY EXPLICITLY. RESTRICT DISPENSARIES BY NAME. DISPENSARIES FROM ANY OF THEIR LEASING AT THEIR CENTERS. AND THERE IS NO OPTION FOR THAT IN THAT BUILDING. THERE IS NO VIABLE LOCATION IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW. UNDER THE CURRENT LAW. CITY LEADERS SAY IF THE STATE RELAXES THE RESTRICTION

“]] More than three months after medical marijuana became legal in Kentucky, Newport city officials now say they don’t have anywhere to put a dispensary due to the state’s strict regulations.  Read More  

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