Ogden City is gearing up for marijuana.
In November 2018, Utah voters approved Proposition 2, a ballot initiative that made medical marijuana legal in the state.
After Proposition 2, the Utah Legislature passed House Bill 3001, which requires cities to provide a location within either their industrial/manufacturing or agricultural zones for cannabis cultivation facilities and pharmacies.
Consequently, the Ogden City Planning and Legal departments have been working to find a section of town where the theoretical cannabis facilities could open for business. Planning Manager Greg Montgomery said since Ogden does not have any agricultural zones, the city must allow for a cannabis production establishment in one of its industrial areas.
Montgomery said several sections of the city were considered, including the Ogden Business Depot, but the Ogden Commercial and Industrial Park — at the far southwest corner of the city — was ultimately deemed the best fit.
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