SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — The Southaven Board of Aldermen moved forward with plans to reshape the city’s aesthetic and regulatory landscape this week, approving a major gateway beautification project while reviewing strict zoning drafts for potential medical cannabis dispensaries.
Mayor Darren Musselwhite and the board focused heavily on a proposed ordinance that would strictly limit medical marijuana facilities to dispensaries located solely within the city’s Commercial Medical District, if the city decides to opt in to the state’s medical cannabis law approved in 2022.
The draft ordinance, presented by City Attorney Nick Manley, outlines a “time, place, and manner” regulatory framework. If approved, the city would opt in only for dispensaries, explicitly banning cultivation, processing, research, and transportation facilities within city limits…