SPRINGFIELD -- The City Council voted Monday to set a cap of no more than 15 shops that will be allowed to sell recreational marijuana in Springfield but continued to debate regulations including the specifics of where the shops can be located.
During a four-hour meeting on Monday, the council decided
that marijuana shops must be located on a specific list of allowed streets, and
only in a Business A, B, and C zone, or on specific streets in an Industrial A
or Industrial Park zone.
Approximately 55 streets were selected by the council as being appropriate for shops within business and industrial zones across the city, but the list triggered considerable council debate and was not finalized.
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