Hudson City Council, in a recent 5-1 decision, voted to ban marijuana facilities from operating within the city. The ban applies to both medical and recreational marijuana businesses, according to the city's website. The council's vote took place in a June 3 executive session. Under the new ordinance, facilities that are engaged in the cultivation, processing, dispensing or sale of marijuana, cannabis or related products are not permitted to operate within Hudson.
The ban follows the November 2023 passage of a statewide law that legalized the adult-use of marijuana for adults ages 21 and older. That same law gave municipalities the ability to regulate or ban marijuana businesses within their jurisdictions.
Though he did not attend the meeting in person, Ward 3 Council Member Skylar Sutton was the sole dissenting voter. Before the vote, he submitted a statement, which was read aloud during the meeting by Council President Chris Foster.
"I apologize for not being here tonight, I'm having medical complications, but I asked Mr. Foster to read the statement on my behalf and express my deep objection to the passage of 25-57," the statement said. "Voters gave us a directive to permit the sale of marijuana in the state. If we need clarification about whether it should be sold locally, we need to go back to those same voters and ask that question."
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