Apr
11
HB 805 made alterations to aspects of the adult-use cannabis law that pertain to land use; MML supported amendments were adopted. The changes include:
- Adding places of worship to the list of pre-existing properties that may not be located within 500 feet of a dispensary.
- Increasing the distance a local government may set between dispensaries from 1,000 feet to half a mile.
- Allowing local governments to set the distance a dispensary may operate from a residential zone to up to 100 feet or the same distance from a residential zone required for alcohol retail stores.
- Prohibiting local governments from adopting an ordinance that places zoning requirements on dispensaries that are more burdensome than those placed on alcohol retail stores.
- Clarifying that there is a restriction on local governments regarding zoning requirements only for certain exclusively outdoor growers.
- Adding a complaint process against dispensaries.
Another bill made changes to the cannabis law beyond land use. HB 253 alters a drafting error in the law and clarifies that the local government where an on-site consumption facility is planning to locate sets the laws and policies that govern that on-site consumption facility.
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