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Council narrows local cannabis distance rules to state-mandated 500-foot limit from schools
Summary
The West Warwick Town Council on Sept. 2 amended a first-reading ordinance that would set local distance restrictions on cannabis retail establishments, removing the majority of proposed local buffers and retaining only the state-mandated 500-foot limitation from educational institutions.
The West Warwick Town Council on Sept. 2 amended a first-reading ordinance that would set local distance restrictions on cannabis retail establishments, removing the mayority of proposed local buffers and retaining only the state-mandated 500-foot limitation from educational institutions.
Councilor Al, who presented the ordinance, said much of the original draft reflected a compilation of distance rules other communities had considered when the state’s cannabis law was adopted in 2023. He told the council that the only mandatory restriction is the 500-foot rule…
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