Another marijuana proposal is before city voters Aug. 3. Here’s what it means.

When Port Huron voters arrive at the polls for the exclusive election on Aug. 3, they’ll see a acquainted subject matter on the ballot — cannabis.

The measure on faucet subsequent thirty day period from Progress for Michigan 2020 would amend a earlier ballot proposal from the group.

It proposes reversing the approach completed by the city in February to award some marijuana business licenses less than the initially evaluate, although enabling healthcare facilities to shift forward.

In a statement Thursday, Sam Pernick, a agent for Development for Michigan, did not handle what it would signify for residents waiting to just take advantage of grownup-use legalization at nearby leisure establishments — rather reiterating that their “number-1 target is guaranteeing Port Huron people have accessibility to professional medical marijuana.”

“Right now, there are individuals in Port Huron with conditions these types of as cancer, MS, Parkinson’s, and other critical health care problems who are driving hours to get the medication that they need just to have a decent top quality of daily life,” he said via email.

But who the modify in ordinance would profit if thriving has turn into a cause for problem amid equally individuals who have been effective in the software course of action, as well as many others who weren’t and are locked in litigation in opposition to the city.

Pernick has beforehand stated litigation was “threatening a substantial delay in the implementation of the proposal adopted by voters last November” and that the amendment was intended to “expedite” portion of the approach and “save taxpayer bucks to stay clear of these frivolous lawsuits.”

City Manager James Freed has stated the special election will price tag the metropolis about $20,000.

Even now, not absolutely everyone agrees it would assistance set an stop to actions in court docket.