A controversial new business has opened its doors in Calgary and some city councillors are rushing to bring in regulations to nip it in the bud.

There is currently only one business in Calgary that helps people who have medical marijuana prescriptions connect to distributers.

The 420 Clinic in Inglewood does not dispense marijuana but some city councillors are concerned that the clinic may eventually turn into a dispensary and others may crop up throughout the city as Canada's marijuana laws ease.

Some councillors would like to see more regulations put in place to keep those businesses away from schools and to limit where they can set up.

The owner of the clinic says the councillors are trying to solve a problem that doesn't even exist.

"I think if they understand what we're actually doing here they most certainly wouldn't, we're just here helping patients with issues like chronic pain and cancer and Crones and MS, I don't understand why they don't want people to help them," said Jeff Mooij, 420 Clinic owner.

Mooij says his business simply puts patients in touch with doctors and connects them with legal suppliers. He says the only hemp in his shop is in the T-shirts and hand cream.

“If they’re trying to regulate us out of business, then so be it but we’ll stay,” he said.

Some Calgary councillors point to Vancouver where medical marijuana dispensaries have been cropping up all over downtown and say they're worried the same will happen here if they don't act now.

“I think the first best example for me to give is, in Vancouver they now have, approaching about 100 of these illegal, store-front operations and they’ve certainly accelerated,” said Ward 13 Councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart. “eventually they’re hoping like Vancouver that they can start dispensing the drug themselves.”

Mooij admits that’s his plan but only after it is legal to do so.

“The future is coming and they need to be prepared for it, there’s no doubt about it. They need to have regulations, there’s no doubt about it but they need to understand what they’re talking about, not regulations for regulations purposes,” he said.

Councillors will be dealing with the notice of motion at the end of Monday's council meeting.

For more information on the 420 Clinic, click HERE.

(With files from Kevin Green)