FORT PIERRE — The Fort Pierre City Council has set a course on how to navigate the waters around medical cannabis. The Council met in special session Thursday to set a public hearing on ordinances for dispensaries. Fort Pierre has two zoning districts that a dispensary could be established and is leaning toward only allowing one. Council member Carl Rathbun was opposed to a single site for selling…
Mayor Gloria Hanson says a city can’t reduce the number of licenses for dispensaries once they’ve been established. Only two zoning districts would permit dispensaries; highway commercial and industrial. The proposed license fee is five-thousand dollars; similar to Pierre’s, but Council members Todd Burnhard and Larry Cronin suggested a larger fee…
Callie Iverson says a group approached her about providing education about medicinal marijuana before making a final decision on the ordinances…
Moving forward, a joint public meeting with the Fort Pierre Planning and Zoning Committee will be Wednesday September 1st, followed by first reading with any changes on Thursday September 2nd. Second reading would be at the regular Council meeting Tuesday September 7th.
