On the agenda for an Australian council’s meeting last night was an alternative revenue generation proposal – medical cannabis.
The City of Maribyrnong is a local government area within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, the state of Victoria’s capital city. Home to more than 87,000 people, its population is rapidly growing and that means the local council is looking for new ways to generate revenue in order to provide better services.
Maribyrnong City Council’s Cr Michael Clarke, Maribyrnong’s mayor, has an idea – establishing an enterprise for cultivating, producing and manufacturing medicinal cannabis within the local government area.
“Such an enterprise has the potential to deliver a source of revenue to Council which is independent of rates as well as providing a boost for local employment,” states the notice of motion. “There are also likely to be flow on impacts in relation to research and development initiatives within the region.”
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