GALIEN TOWNSHIP – ADOPTION OF MEDICAL MARIHUANA FACILITIES

Notice of Adoption of Medical Marihuana Facilities Ordinance
Galien Township
Berrien County, Michigan

Notice is hereby given that the Galien Township Board adopted an Ordinance entitled “AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE AND REGULATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICAL MARIHUANA FACILITIES IN GALIEN TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN” at their regular meeting held on February 21, 2018.

The Ordinance has as its purpose to establish and allow certain types of medical marihuana facilities within the Township, and provides detailed definitions of each type of facility and under what circumstances and rules the facilities must operate. The Ordinance sets the numbers of facilities that can be established in the Township, along with the fees to establish a facility and request a permit from the Township. There are detailed requirements and procedures included in the Ordinance before a permit may be issued by the Township, including the detailed information requested for each type of facility authorized by the Ordinance. The Ordinance also discusses the transfer and renewal of a permit issued pursuant to the Ordinance. There are detailed factors listed in the Ordinance that are considered by the Township, and the Ordinance describes the procedure for denying or revoking a permit, along with penalties for noncompliance or violation of the Ordinance and other remedies. Finally, the Ordinance has provisions for applicability, enforcement, severability, and the effective date.
A true and complete copy of the Ordinance may be purchased or inspected at the Galien Township Hall, 305 Kiley Drive, Galien, MI 49113, during business hours, or by calling the Township Clerk, Jennifer Richter, at 269-545-8143.  The complete Ordinance may also be viewed or downloaded from the Township website at www.galientownship.org. The Ordinance will be effective seven (7) days after publication, on March 9, 2018.

Jennifer Richter
Galien Township Clerk