The Warren County MO Planning and Zoning commission will have a public hearing regarding growing of medical marijuana on February 15, 2024.
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The public hearing to consider a zoning change for growing medical marijuana is Feb. 15 before the Warren County Planning and Zoning Commission.
The hearing was scheduled for Jan. 18, but had to be postponed after only four of the seven commissioners attended the meeting. The commission must have five members present for a quorum.
Two of the commissioners were absent because of COVID, and another missed the meeting because of work.
Five people had requested to speak publicly during the Jan. 18 hearing.
The zoning change is under consideration because Nicole L. Vandiver had approached the county wanting to put a grow house on her property, which is currently zoned agricultural, Roemer said in the email. Vandiver currently grows hemp on her land and hopes to expand into medical marijuana cultivation and distribution, which can currently only be done with an approved conditional use permit in a commercial highway district.
About the author: Jason Koch is the editor of The Warren County Record, and covers local news and government for the newspaper. He has won multiple awards from both the Indiana and Illinois APME and from the Illinois Press Association. He can be reached at 636-456-6397 or at jason@warrencountyrecord.com
