District 6 Councilman Scott Jones says it could bring in $1-3 million to the city. He doesn’t think the extra revenue is worth it.
“For every $1 we bring in it’s going to cost us $4.50 in public safety to correct those that are operating outside of the law and for medical expenses to treat the mental health and medical issues,” said Scott Jones.“All I know is that’s what saved my life and there are many veterans out there that are in the same predicament,” said Dave Riley.
District 2 Councilman William Carroll who is one of the sponsors of the ordinance says it would help keep people who need medical marijuana from getting it illegally. “To put a legalized process in place that will eventually have governing ordinances that would structure is a much better situation than what we have now,” said William Carroll.
While Councilman Jones says he does believe the ordinance will pass he’s already looking into a backup plan. “I’m going to try and make sure it doesn’t come to my district and that’s got to be written in the ordinance,” said Jones. “There is no direction with zoning or anything else so we don’t even know what it’s going to look like.”Download the FOX10 Weather App. Get life-saving severe weather warnings and alerts for your location no matter where you are. Available free in the
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