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Committee approves bill barring nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries within 500 feet of childcare facilities
Summary
Senate Bill 1005 would prohibit a nonprofit marijuana dispensary or cultivation site from locating within 500 feet of an existing childcare or preschool facility; sponsor called it a common‑sense fix to an omission in prior law.
Senate Bill 1005 would prohibit a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary or cultivation site from being located within 500 feet of an existing childcare facility or a facility that provides preschool programs.
Sponsor Senator Shawna Bullock said the measure closes an omission in prior law: when the medical marijuana law was drafted, school grounds were considered but childcare facilities were not explicitly included in the distance restriction. She described the bill as a commonsense clarification to prevent dispensaries from locating near preschools and childcare centers.
No testimony opposing the bill was recorded in the committee; a cosponsoring senator spoke in support. The committee gave SB 1005 a due‑pass recommendation by recorded vote of 6 ayes, 0 noes, 1 not voting.
Why it matters: The bill changes permitted location rules for nonprofit medical marijuana operations and aims to separate those operations physically from childcare and preschool sites.
Votes at a glance: Committee gave SB 1005 a due‑pass recommendation (vote: 6–0–1).
