[Adopted 7-24-1987 by Ord. No. 159 (Ch. 38, Art. V, Div. 3, of the 1995
Village Code)]
No person within the Village shall possess, control, use, give
away or sell marihuana or cannabis, which is defined as all parts
of the plant Cannabis satiba L., whether growing or not; its seeds
or resin; and every compound manufactured, salt, derivative, mixture
or preparation of such plant unless such possession, control, use
or sale is pursuant to license or prescription as provided in Act
No. 368 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1978 (MCLA § 333.7101
et seq.), as amended.
Any person who violates this article shall be punished as provided in §
1-6.
[Adopted 2-17-2020 by Ord. No. 294]
All prior existing ordinances adopted by the Village of Vicksburg
which are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this
article are, to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency, hereby
expressly repealed.
Should any word, sentence, phrase or any portion of this article
be held in a manner invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction
or by any agency having authority to do so for any reason whatsoever,
such holding shall be construed and limited to such word, sentence,
phrase or any portion of the ordinance held to be invalid and shall
not be construed as affecting the validity of any remaining words,
sentence, phrases or portions of the ordinance.
The adoption of this article is hereby declared an emergency
affecting the public peace, health and safety, and this article shall,
therefore, be effective immediately upon its adoption.
After its adoption, this article or a summary thereof, as permitted
by law, shall be published by the Village Clerk in a newspaper of
general circulation in the Village.