Bison Extracts plans to purchase dried cannabis from growers and then use it to manufacture oil, either for a branded line of vapes to sell to dispensaries or for sale to places that manufacture edibles. Cantu and Spillman said that process involves the use of carbon dioxide but maintain that same ingredient is essential to the operations of most restaurants, which aren’t subject to the same proposed zoning restrictions.

The City Council postponed a vote on the issue Oct. 3 and Nov. 7. It will next meet on Wednesday.

In October, city officials announced they would no longer ask growers and processors be restricted from opening within 1,000 feet of residential areas. Debate over spacing requirements and other land-use issues were the basis of the Mayor’s Office proposing a moratorium, which was supposed to give time for zoning regulations to take effect before businesses opened.

Dispensaries, according to the city’s proposal, would still need to be at least 1,000 feet from each other. Facilities in Tulsa would have to work in enclosed buildings and have ventilation systems to keep any odors from detection outside their respective properties.