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Dunwoody going to trial over barking dog decree By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com
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Camp Run-A-Mutt opened in the back of the Shops of Dunwoody in May 2018.
DUNWOODY, Ga. — A local business is taking the City of Dunwoody to trial to defend itself against what it says is unlawful use of power by the city. In March, the City of Dunwoody and Camp Run-A-Mutt agreed to try out a new set of hours of operation to cater to a small number of nearby residents who had been complaining about the loud barking and other noise coming from the doggy day care. Dawn Sperry and her husband opened the business in the back of
the Shops of Dunwoody in May 2018. Sperry’s attorney, Gray Brantley, said they have a 10-year lease on the building, but that since March they have had to restrict the dogs to outdoor activities between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. He said those hours are not feasible. The temporary consent order states dogs are not allowed outside for outdoor activities on Sunday except for a single, non-barking, supervised dog taken outside to use the bathroom. If a dog barks three times, it is to draw immediate
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City enacts 6-month ban on cannabis businesses By LUKE GARDNER newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council has enacted a six-month moratorium on cannabis businesses in the city. At its Sept. 19 meeting, the council enacted a policy that the city will not accept, process or review applications for special land use approval, business licenses, building licenses, sight plans, or any other permits or licenses related to cannabis businesses.
The resolution defines a cannabis business as “any organization engaged in the growing, production, distribution or sale or dispensing of cannabis or low THC oil or low THC oil-containing products or similar products as defined in Georgia law.” The moratorium will not affect the selling of CBD. THC low oil is a cannabis concentrate containing no more than 5 percent THC, which is Georgia’s legal limit for medical marijuana patients. For reference, THC oils and concentrate products sold in
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recreationally legal dispensaries regularly contain between 60 and 90 percent THC. Only Georgias with certain health conditions qualify to receive THC low oil. Some conditions include cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer’s, Crohn’s disease, Tourette’s syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, Sickle cell disease and seizure disorders. “The state of Georgia has created laws that allow for the production, distribution, sale and dispense of medical marijuana,” said Community Development Director Richard McLeod. “It actu-
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ally approved [the law] about seven years ago. We just got the calls recently, so the state did approve [the licenses].” The state recently awarded business licenses to two cannabis operations. One
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