With Planning Board Vote, Kalispell Signals Hard Stance Against Medical Marijuana
Flathead Beacon Headlines
March 10, 2010 3:25 PM
The Kalispell Planning Board voted 4-2 Tuesday to amend the zoning ordinance so it prohibits any new medical marijuana business from operating, in a sign that city officials plan to take a hard line against the dispensaries. The planning board’s decision now heads to the city council for consideration. The specific vote was to prohibit any land use within Kalispell that conflicts with federal, state or local law, thus prohibiting medical marijuana businesses. Marijuana remains an illegal drug under federal law despite a 2004 voter initiative in Montana that legalized its sale and use for medicinal…
