Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Bessemer planners prohibit marijuana enterprise

By P.J. GLISSON

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BESSEMER - The Bessemer planning commission voted Tuesday night to pass Ordinance No. 372 to amend the city's zoning ordinance to prohibit the establishment of recreational marijuana ventures within the city.

The vote was unanimous and resolved an impasse that had occurred at last month's commission meeting when the same ordinance resulted in a tie vote, with members Bill McDonald and Louis Miskovich voting against it and Chairman Dave Osier and member Terry Kryshak voting for it.

Commission member Kevin Nyquist, who was absent from the Feb. 5 meeting, w...