Ravenna won’t enforce steep marijuana dispensary fees, but smaller ones may apply

The future site of a medical marijuana dispensary in Ravenna, at 554 N. Chestnut St. Wendy DiAlesandro/The Portager

Ravenna won’t enforce steep marijuana dispensary fees, but smaller ones may apply

- Wendy DiAlesandro

A sharp-eyed Portager reader alerted us to a strange conflict between local and state laws governing medical marijuana dispensaries.

Ravenna City Council on March 19, 2018, approved legislation requiring dispensary owners to pay:

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