The Redmond City Council will hold a public hearing at tonight’s meeting regarding council’s recommended action to approve a six-month interim zoning ordinance prohibiting medical marijuana collective gardens and other marijuana related facilities and uses.

The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Redmond City Hall, 15670 N.E. 85th St.

Following the lead of other Eastside cities, in August 2011 the Redmond City Council placed a temporary ban on medical marijuana collective gardens to give city staff time to formulate a plan for regulation and zoning.

Council placed a six-month moratorium on the location, establishment, licensing and permitting of medical marijuana collective gardens.

The vote was in response to an amendment to a 1998 state law that went into effect on July 22, 2011 to allow qualifying patients to produce, grow, transport and deliver cannabis for medical use.

The law also allows jurisdictions to impose a moratorium to allow city policy makers to adopt zoning requirements for collective garden facilities.