Kane County lifts ban, ushers in marijuana businesses to unincorporated areas Corinne Pierog
Updated 4/13/2021 8:44 PM
Eight Kane County Board members signaled a change in their views about local recreational-use marijuana operations Tuesday in voting to legalize those businesses in unincorporated areas for the first time.
In all, 20 county board members voted to lift the 2019 ban on pot-related businesses as officials now hope to recruit them to the unincorporated area.
Tuesday s vote established new zoning rules and guidelines, such as preventing recreational-use establishments from opening near schools, religious institutions or government-owned open spaces. The guidelines also will require each business to get a favorable vote from the county board before it can open.
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A new initiative to help Queensland entrepreneurs get their foot in the door for commercial opportunities within the mining and resource sector has launched in Mackay.
Mine Pitch will deliver four online pitch events throughout the year with the first happening on March 25.
Start-ups and scale-ups will be joined by a panel of eight industry representatives that will provide feedback, advice and connections to presenting companies.
All parties will have opportunities to connect one-on-one following the event to further commercial discussions.
Split Spaces is spearheading the initiative, in collaboration with Resource Industry Network, in response to growing demand for innovation and local procurement solutions across the mining, METS and resource sector.