Medical Marihuana Production Licences and Nonconfo

Medical Marihuana Production Licences and Nonconformity.
I posted this before on another site and it may have shown up here before.
***See Second paragraph****
Is this why the rush to approve something from the town?

http://lidstone.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/...ormity.pdf

LIDSTONE & COMPANY
Barristers and Solicitors
CLIENT BULLETIN
TO: Clients
FROM: Sara Dubinsky
DATE: October 18, 2013
RE: Medical Marihuana Production Licences and Nonconformity
The new Federal Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (“MMPR’s”) are
currently in force. The old regime, pursuant to the Medical Marihuana
Access Regulations (“MMAR’s”), is in the process of being phased out.
As of October 1, 2013, Health Canada is no longer accepting new
applications for production licences under the MMAR’s or applications to
change the location of, or number of plants at, an existing production site
under the MMAR’s. Health Canada is currently accepting applications for
commercial production licences under the new MMPR’s, and has already
issued production licences to two companies.1

The Federal Government has indicated that it will respect local government
zoning when determining whether to issue production licences.2 For this
reason is it critical that local governments wanting to regulate or prohibit
the location of commercial producers within their borders act promptly to
enact the requisite zoning. Failure to do so could result in medical
marihuana production facilities being grandparented and permitted as a
lawful non-conforming use. In the short term, we suggest that Councils and
Boards consider adopting a resolution to direct the preparation of the
zoning amendment bylaw, in order to give the local government the option
of withholding building permits and business licences in the interim, as
authorized by s. 929 of the Local Government Act.