CHAMPION — Township trustees on Monday approved a new marijuana / adult-use cannabis dispensary resolution to limit the number of such facilities to only one in the township.

Trustees told about 10 residents at the meeting that this will limit the number of permits to one since the previous resolution on the books only dealt with prohibiting medical marijuana dispensaries while the new motion deals with both medical and recreational dispensaries.

Trustee Chairman Doug Emerine said such facilities can only be located in areas of the township zoned commercial restricted south of State Road.

There is a one-time registration and occupancy fee of $500 for a marijuana dispensary to locate in the township. Emerine said several years ago, the township adopted a resolution to prohibit medical ma

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