ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The city of Clayton is taking the first steps toward regulating medical marijuana businesses, Monday night.
The city's Plan Commission will take a first look at the proposed regulations, which include rules about where facilities may be located, total number of storefronts and how much can be purchased per customer. The answers to those questions, as currently stated in the proposal, are at least 200-feet away from a school, no more than five total storefronts and customers would be limited to 4-ounces per month.
Clayton is one of many cities across Missouri crafting regulations to comply with Amendment 2, a voter approved initiative that passed last November allowing the use of medical marijuana in Missouri to treat a certain set of medical conditions.
The Clayton Plan Commission meets Monday afternoon at 5:30 and if the proposal passes, then it will go to the full board of aldermen for approval.
Three separate and unrelated issues were on the November 2018 ballot providing for medical marijuana in Missouri, thanks to three successful petition drives. But just one passed: Amendment 2.
The approved medical marijuana measure allows patients with cancer, HIV, epilepsy and other conditions access to the drug. Missouri legislative researchers have estimated that more than $100 million worth of medical marijuana could be sold annually.