Shelby Justice Center exterior.
Shelby City Council meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month. Meetings take place at the Shelby Justice Center, 29 Mack Ave. (Richland Source file photo)

SHELBY – Shelby City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Tuesday prohibiting “adult use cannabis operators” within city limits.

The ordinance, passed by emergency, comes three months after Ohio’s passage of Issue 2, a statute allowing adults 21 and over to buy and possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and grow plants at home.

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Staff reporter at Source Media Properties since 2023. Shelby High School/Kent State alum. Have a story to share? Email me at hayden@ashlandsource.com.