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Omaha staff outline zoning plan for medical cannabis ahead of Oct. 1 state rollout
Summary
City lawyers and planners told the Omaha City Council a proposed ordinance would add a new municipal chapter to specify where state-licensed medical-cannabis businesses may locate; council took public comment and deferred any final action
The Omaha City Council held a public hearing on an ordinance that would create a new chapter in the Omaha Municipal Code specifying zoning classifications for medical-cannabis businesses permitted under recently passed Nebraska law.
City Law Department attorneys told the council the ordinance does not regulate whether medical cannabis is legal — that authority rests with the state — but would define where the four use types expected under state rules could operate in Omaha. David Grama of the City Law Department summarized the proposal: "All this ordinance is doing is the council is saying where in the city can these establishments be located," he said, describing…
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