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Gaylord council declines license for marijuana golf event – Medical Marijuana Program Connection
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GAYLORD — While the Gaylord City Council is comfortable with the recreational use of marijuana, the panel isn’t ready yet to allow the open consumption of the drug in the city.
On a 4-2 vote Monday night, council amended the city’s marijuana ordinance to allow the temporary suspension of marijuana licenses even if there is a minor violation while rejecting a proposal for a cannabis golf outing in August.
Stephen Hartz, Mike Ryan, Mayor Todd Sharrard and Vic Ouellette voted in favor of the motion while council members Jordan Awrey and Alan Witt were opposed.
Council changed the ordinance even after Ouellette cautioned against that action.
“If we change the ordinance we will be bombarded with (requests) for more cannabis outings,” he said.
517 Golf, a Michigan social media and marketing company, sought a change in the ordinance so it could host a celebrity golf outing on Aug. 28-29 at the Otsego Resort featuring John Daly and actor Christopher McDonald. Daly is a professional on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. McDonald portrayed Shooter McGavin in the movie “Happy Gilmore.”
At first the group wanted to allow the sale and consumption of cannabis and related products on the resort grounds during the two-day event. They modified the proposal to eliminate the sale of pot and related products and just permit the consumption of marijuana in a designated area on the resort property.
“We will serve alcohol and food that weekend like we do every weekend,” Gary Vollmer, owner of the…
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