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Hialeah amends marijuana code language to align with Florida Supreme Court ruling; dispensaries remain banned
Summary
The council approved first‑reading housekeeping changes to remove a prohibition on cultivation that state law preempts, while retaining the city’s ban on medical marijuana dispensaries; second reading set for Aug. 12.
The Hialeah City Council approved, on first reading, an amendment to city code that strikes a provision the city attorney said was preempted by state law governing medical marijuana cultivation and processing. The council kept language that bans medical marijuana dispensing facilities.
City attorneys explained the change as a legal housekeeping step to eliminate a clause that would conflict with guidance from the Florida Supreme Court. The court…
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