Citing public health concerns over the use of marijuana substitutes, the Milton City Council is considering a ban on the sale, manufacture, use, delivery, purchase, possession or distribution of the substance in the city.
“Recently in our area, the use of marijuana substitutes has caused several our city’s teens the need to seek urgent medical attention after ingestion,” Milton Police Chief Rich Austin said in a report to the council
“Though currently legal, these largely unregulated products, typically sold in convenience stores or vapor cigarette shops, contain ingredients that are known to be harmful,” Austin said.
The council recently had a first presentation of an ordinance that would outlaw “any unregulated marijuana substitutes or any unregulated opiate substitutes” within city limits. Violators could face fines up to $1,000 or imprisonment up to 60 days, as well as the revocation of permission to operate a business in the city.
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