Hennessey’s town board changed its ordinance on selling, growing, processing and the storing of medical marijuana yet again.

Board members changed it last week so that it could not be grown or processed within 300 feet of an existing residence in agriculture and “limited” industrial zoning districts.

However it may be sold in all commercial, industrial and agriculture zoned districts.

The new ordinance won’t take effect until it’s published, but don’t hold your breath that it won’t be changed again.

That’s about what Trustee Wes Hardin said before the board voted on the change at its Thursday, Feb. 13, meeting.

“The state is probably going to change the requirements again and we’ll have to change too,” said Hardin while he read over the seven-page ordinance.

“This medical marijuana is a moving target,” the board’s attorney told the board last year before it started rounds of approving ordinances due to inquiries about setting up marijuana shops and growing facilities.

Before making plans to put in any kind of medical marijuana facility, it’s best to check with town hall, officials said.

Oklahoma voters approved a state question June 26, 2018, by almost 56.8 percent to legalize medical marijuana. SQ 788 only received 39.44 percent “yes” votes in Kingfisher County.

The vote last week was unanimous to approve Hennessey’s 380 ordinance: Vice Mayor Clif Vogt, Wes Hardin, Keith Meek and Richard Simunek. Absent was Mayor Bert Gritz.

Staff at the board table were Teresa Weber, treasurer, and Katy Walters, minutes clerk. Absent were Tiffany Tillman, administrator; Curtis Turner, public works director, and Police Chief Hank Weber.

Library Director Ruth Ann Replogle and Karen Vogt, library board member, were in the audience.

In other action during the 20-minute meeting, the board:

• Accepted the resignation of library board member Connie Franks due to family illness and the library board’s recommendation to appoint Paul Caffey to the library board. (See related story Sunday.)

• Approved a recommendation by the administrator to change the town’s worker compensation insurance from CompSource Oklahoma to Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group. Vogt said Tillman told him it would be a $4,500 savings to the town.

• Accepted the resignation of police dispatcher Mahala Jones.