Medical marijuana plants seen at Aphria's Leamington greenhouses on February 19, 2016. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)Medical marijuana plants seen at Aphria's Leamington greenhouses on February 19, 2016. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)
Chatham

Medical Marijuana Council Application

Chatham-Kent council will be considering an official plan amendment allowing an agricultural property to grow medical marijuana.

Sunmaster Produce wants to legally produce medical marijuana in a 13-acre greenhouse facility on Rivard Line in Grande Pointe.

It needs a zoning amendment and the municipal planning consultants only raised one red flag and it's minor.

Municipal policy says medical marijuana facilities should be restricted to arterial or collector-type roads and Rivard is not.

However Rivard is a paved road and an inspection by police, fire and engineering services didn't raise any concerns so the planning consultant recommends the zoning change be approved.

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