Kent marijuana business impatient with moratorium, but city council asks for patience

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Kent marijuana business impatient with moratorium, but city council asks for patience

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Ohio voters approved Issue 2 in November’s general election, but there’s still nowhere in Kent to legally purchase recreational marijuana.

That’s because the state has yet to craft regulations regarding legal sales. Kent city leaders don’t want to approve local laws that the state might object to, so in January, they declared a moratorium on recreational cannabis operators, testing laboratories and individuals.

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