Gardiner considers extending retail pot shop ban City officials agreed to schedule a public hearing on extending the ban to allow the Ordinance Review Committee and the Planning Board to complete their review of the city's regulations. Share GARDINER — The City Council has decided to move ahead with an extension of a temporary ban on allowing additional marijuana retail shops in the city’s downtown neighborhood. At Wednesday’s meeting, Gardiner elected officials agreed to set a public hearing for its next meeting, scheduled for Feb. 17, which is before the current moratorium expires. “We have made a lot of progress,” said Debby Willis, chairwoman of the Planning Board and the Ordinance Review Committee, both of which will review city regulations.