FENWICK ISLAND – An ordinance banning the operation of marijuana facilities will advance to the Fenwick Island Town Council with a favorable recommendation.
Last Thursday, the Fenwick Island Charter and Ordinance Committee voted unanimously to forward an ordinance banning the operation of marijuana manufacturing, testing or retail facilities to the town council with a favorable recommendation.
Mayor Natalie Magdeburger, committee chair, said the draft ordinance follows state statute and exercises a town’s ability to ban sales within the corporate limits of Fenwick Island.
“We will put this on the agenda for the October 27 town council meeting and recommend council accept this as a first reading …,” she said. “It will take the effect of law at that moment, and we will propose a second reading at the December meeting.”
Last year, the topic of recreational marijuana was referred to the town’s charter and ordinance committee for review. With new laws legalizing recreational marijuana now in effect, the committee in recent months began exploring the town’s options for banning sales.