DILLON WON'T ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES

Town Is Drafting an Ordinance That Will Not Permit Any Business That
Violates Local, State or Federal Law

DILLON - After an hour-long deliberation at a work session last week,
Dillon's town council instructed its staff to draft an ordinance
banning any business violating local, state or federal law from the
town. This is in reaction to an influx of medical marijuana
dispensaries seeking business licenses throughout Summit County and
the rest of the state.

"There was a lot of discussion," said Mayor Barbara Davis. She said a
few council members wanted to see what the state comes up with first
before making a final decision, but the majority of Dillon's council
said they wanted to move forward, as they did not approve of
dispensaries within town limits.

Dillon wanted to make sure federal laws are upheld throughout any
business practice, Davis said.

According to town manager Devin Granbery, the ordinance will be
introduced to council at the Dec. 1 town meeting. If it's OK'd then,
the ordinance could be approved after a public hearing Dec. 15.

Dillon's town council tentatively said no to marijuana dispensaries
within the town at its Nov. 3 meeting, citing concerns about abuse,
need and lack of state regulations as reasons for not moving forward
on approving regulations. The Town of Dillon currently has a
moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries to expire on Feb. 13.

Any action taken to officially bar dispensaries, or to come up with a
new set of regulations, will take place before that date.

Regulations for dispensaries have been approved in Silverthorne,
Frisco and Breckenridge.