JACKSON, MI – A second medical marijuana moratorium extension will be discussed by Jackson City Council members Tuesday.

If it passes, this would be the third six-month moratorium the city has issued since first prohibiting medical marijuana businesses from opening within the city in January 2011.

The current one expires January 2013.

Jackson City Manager Pat Burtch said the extension is necessary to give the state time to resolve conflicts within the law. Moratoriums on medical marijuana-related businesses have become common among local municipalities in the state.

The second moratorium was passed in January.

Councilman Carl Breeding was the only council member who voted against both moratoriums. In 2011 he said he voted against the ordinance out of concern for the quality of life of medical marijuana users.

In 2012, when it was extended, Breeding again voted against the ordinance saying the city should make a decision instead of continuing to extend the ban.