Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens Without A Fight In Rural Forest Township

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY OPENS WITHOUT A FIGHT IN RURAL FOREST TOWNSHIP

 

FOREST TWP., Michigan -- Genesee County's smallest township became the newest place to buy medical marijuana today, and unlike the fights other dispensaries have found in bigger cities and townships, this one opened without a threat or legal scrap.

 

Tony Butler opened The Green Oasis, 10001 N. State Road, after more than a year making sure his business was properly licensed and that the township was well aware of what he was planning to do in a former donut shop.

 

After answering lots of questions and working hard getting his storefront ready, Butler's first customer was in the door by mid-morning.

 

"This is a nice, quiet country town," said Butler, 26, who grew up in Otter Lake and attended Lakeville schools until ninth grade. "Everybody knows everybody."

 

The Green Oasis is at least the sixth medical marijuana dispensary operating in the county since state voters approved the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act in 2008, clearing the way for licensed caregivers to supply the drug to patients with a prescription.

 

Some local government officials have said they are still struggling how to handle the businesses because federal law still prohibits the possession or use of marijuana. Communities like Flint Township and Fenton have instituted temporary moratoriums against dispensaries.

 

Forest Township Supervisor Valerie Pace said Butler has been in constant contact with the township and appears to be within his rights to open his business.

 

"He's been very thorough," Pace said. "It's been over a year since he first contacted me."

 

 

 

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http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/02/medical_marijuana_dispensary_o.html

[Frank R]

Its great to see Forest Twp civil servants serving the citizens instead of managing and directing the local populace as if loco parentis was the local policy.