COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - On Tuesday, Colerain Township Trustees voted in favor of an agreement that officially allowed a dispensary to open in the township. Colerain had previously voted to prohibit any business of that kind.

In October of 2023, trustees voted for the prohibition, citing a lack of local control compared to the regulations the state could impose.

Earlier this year, they reversed that policy on the condition that any business opening a dispensary enter an agreement to pay the township directly to remain open.

“Host Communities” in Ohio are municipalities that have a dispensary. Those communities can receive money from taxes paid out related to dispensaries.

Trustee Dan Unger explained that he and others are worried that the revenue will not actually come back to

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