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September 16, 2022 - Brighton, MI – A new organization, Protect Brighton Youth & Community, has been launched as a Michigan Local Ballot Question Committee, for the following purposes:
To educate voters on the upcoming City of Brighton ballot proposal, which would allow an unlimited number of recreational marijuana dispensaries within city limits, if it is supported by a majority of Brighton voters.
To inform voters of the negative impact of increased access of high-THC marijuana products on Brighton’s youth and community.
To urge voters to vote “No” on this proposition in the November 8, 2022 election.
Protect Brighton Youth & Community was formed in response to a ballot proposal coordinated by a group of out-of-town marijuana professionals, to allow commercial marijuana businesses in Brighton. This initiative is fundamentally opposed to Brighton’s family-friendly small-town character and would increase youth access to dangerous high-THC marijuana products. Our grassroots locally-based group is committed to defending our city from these outside interests and maintaining the values that have made Brighton a place where “Quality is a Way of Life”.
If approved, this ballot proposal would establish a new city ordinance allowing marijuana dispensaries within the City of Brighton, and featuring:
An unlimited number of shops
No buffer zones to Main Street, downtown, playgrounds, or parks of one acre or less.
No buffer zones to daycares, churches, or other youth facilities.
Small 800 ft buffer zones to K-12 schools.
Walk-up and drive-up windows.
Potential 24/7 operations.
This risky proposal will increase youth access to harmful marijuana products with uncapped THC potency, cause a dramatic increase in traffic, and will cost the city far more than any perceived economic benefits. Based on this, Protect Brighton Youth & Community strongly objects to this extreme proposal, and urges Brighton voters to vote No on November 8.
To learn more about this ballot proposal and Protect Brighton Youth and Community’s efforts to defeat it, please visit protectbrightonyouth.com.
About Protect Brighton Youth & Community
Protect Brighton Youth & Community is a group of citizens united to research and expose the truth about the devastating effects of high-THC marijuana on our youth, and to be ready, willing, and committed to act in defense of our family-friendly downtown and community.
Paid for with regulated funds by Protect Brighton Youth & Community, P.O. Box 1365 Brighton, MI 48116
I would love to know where the author of this publication got their data
@silaso3775
looks like someone with a lot of time and the general misconception of the benefits of THC for those with chronic pain.
adults should never let children have THC just like kids shouldn’t drink alcohol. I hope those that are behind this push will give marijuana a proper try and realize how many actual medical benefits THC ingestion provides. good luck to both sides!
Claims that the proposal was from "out-of-town" interests, but refuses to provide any information on who is funding this opposition. Curious.