Corn, hay, cranberries, sure, but prime farmland in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) in the Fraser Valley is no place to grow marijuana. That was the position of Chilliwack city council two years ago with regard to medical marijuana grow operations (MMGOs), but now the provincial government has ordered the city to allow exactly that.
“It’s unfortunate and disheartening that the province is forcing us into compliance,” Coun. Chris Kloot said at Tuesday’s council meeting.
On May 7, the provincial government amended the ALR rules to say federally licensed medical marijuana production is a farm use, and all municipalities needed to write new bylaws to regulate, but not prohibit, marijuana growing in the ALR.
Paul J. Henderson – Chilliwack Times – Sep 2, 2015.
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