BY MICHELLE KEY PUBLISHER

OPELIKA — The owner of Top Shelf Alternatives, Bradley Haddon, addressed the Opelika City Council during Tuesday night’s meeting to speak against the city’s moratorium on cannabis-related businesses. “I’m the owner of Top Shelf Alternatives in downtown Opelika, right around the block,” Haddon said. “I’m here tonight on behalf of countless people in Lee County who are seeking answers regarding why the city of Opelika has decided to issue a moratorium for businesses like mine and using false information to justify it. The false narrative that this is the wild west with untested, unsafe products is simply untrue.” He told council members that his business is heavily regulated and that the products he sells undergo strict testing. “We must keep meticulous records ava

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