NORML
Wilmington, DE – Members of the Wilmington City Council have approved a resolution urging the Delaware General Assembly to pass HB150, the adult-use cannabis legalization bill.
The measure was sponsored by Council member Zanthia Oliver and co-sponsored by nine of the thirteen council members, including City Council President Congo. It passed with twelve ‘yes’ votes. Council member Nathan Fields abstained.
Wilmington City Council members voiced resounding support for the resolution. Many agreed that Delaware was overdue to pass full cannabis legalization, and some took time to dispel common misconceptions often repeated by anti-marijuana groups.
Councilmember and attorney Chris Johnson noted, “People will say, ‘Well, we can’t test for marijuana and people driving.’ Look, people still do it now. So, that is just a fallacy; that is something that they throw out there. [Police] still do it now. They have ways to look and see if a person is inebriated. That
With hopes of developing a gateway to downtown, the city of Wilmington is moving forward with the purchase of a vacant lot along 3rd Street.
The lot will become one of four pieces of land set aside for a development that s been dubbed the northern gateway project. The city aims to eventually build housing, parking, office and retail space, and a grocery store on the site, but COVID-19 has paused its progress for now.
The city s request for project proposals in 2019 yielded one submission a plan from East West Partners, the Chapel Hill-based development company that brought River Place apartments to Wilmington.