WATERTOWN â Itâs going to take a public referendum to determine whether pot shops will ever be allowed in the city.
As expected, the City Council on Monday night decided to opt out of the stateâs marijuana law and agreed to keep marijuana dispensaries from opening up in the city.
But that came after a more-than 90-minute public hearing during which 19 out of 26 people supported the city allowing dispensaries and on-premise pot shops opening in Watertown.
Many of the people who spoke in favor of allowing them said they are prescribed for medical marijuana for health reasons and find it difficult to drive to medical marijuana dispensaries in Syracuse and Plattsburgh.
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WATERTOWN â The City Council will take the first step on Tuesday night to keep marijuana dispensaries from opening up in the city.
In an informal vote three weeks ago, the City Council instructed City Manager Kenneth A. Mix to draft a law that would ban the sale and distribution of marijuana in the city.
On Tuesday night, council members are expected to schedule a public hearing on July 19 for the public to weigh in on the issue.
According to the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in March, cities, towns and villages can decide to opt out of allowing retail dispensaries, although they would have to forego those tax revenues generated by the marijuana establishments.
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