By Noah Brasseur
BAY CITY – Bay City recently amended their law to allow certain marijuana products to be used in-store by adding a new business license.
The license is for “designated consumption establishments”. If acquired by a business, it would allow for individuals who are 21 or older to consume marijuana products while still on the premises.
The change was done via vote by Bay City’s City Commission. The final tally was 6-2.
As of now, the city is only allowing a maximum of five of these permits to be issued.
Businesses must meet the requirements of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act to apply. Additionally, the consumption area must have an area for employees to monitor those who are partaking. It must also be physically separate from a smoke-free area.
The city also required that a consumption area has a powerful enough filter that all visible smoke is gone by the time it reaches outdoors, and that the scent cannot be detected beyond the property bounds of the shop. Outdoor consumption and sale is banned outright.
