Residents feel left out as Maricopa passes emergency marijuana resolution
by Katie Sawyer | Maricopa Monitor
On Tuesday night, the Maricopa City Council invoked an emergency clause in order to pass a sweeping ordinance that significantly affects recreational marijuana production, sale and use within city limits.
The ordinance prohibits the growth, use, sale or distribution of marijuana on public property. It also prohibits any marijuana establishments from coming to Maricopa, unless they also have a medical marijuana license, and marijuana testing facilities are now prohibited by the city.
The ways in which individuals can use marijuana personally on their own property were also limited by the city’s ordinance. In some instances, the ordinance follows state guidelines as set forth by Proposition 207. In others, however, Maricopa’s regulations are more strict.
