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The city of Covington will begin the process of establishing business regulations on medical businesses next week.
The topic of regulation appeared before the city commission at their meeting on Tuesday, and the commission will perform the first of two public readings on the new laws at the legislative meeting on Dec. 3.
“The commission had previously permitted it, and now we’re going to hopefully regulate it,” said City Manager Ken Smith.
The city commission voted to allow medical cannabis businesses in certain zones in August. The new ordinance would establish the following additional regulations on medical cannabis businesses:
Businesses will need to apply for a city license in addition to the license given by the state. The city’s legal department will be in charge of approving and denying applications.
City license fees for all medical cannabis facility types will be $500 per year
Failure to obtain a proper city license while continuing to operate a business will be subject to a $1,000 per day fine until the license is obtained
Businesses whose licenses are revoked can appeal to the city’s legal department and go through a public hearing procedure where they can plead their case
Businesses must establish proper security protocols, such as 24-hour surveillance, signage, proper securing of products and on-site security personnel, among other measures
The first round of dispensary licenses occurred earlier this week, but no Covington businesses were granted licenses. Smith stated it was unlikely a cannabis dispensary would be coming to Covington soon.
“We certainly anticipate not having a plethora of dispensaries anytime in the near future,” Smith said.
Read the full proposed ordinance below.
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