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Mayor and Council authorizes zoning text amendment to list cannabis dispensaries under state distances; council votes 6–1 to file ZTA
Summary
The Mayor and Council voted to authorize staff to file a zoning text amendment that explicitly lists standard cannabis dispensaries as a permitted/regulated use and adopts separation distances allowed by Maryland state law; Councilmember Miles voted no.
The Rockville Mayor and Council on Monday authorized staff to file a zoning text amendment that would add standard cannabis dispensaries as a listed use in the City’s zoning code and adopt the separation distances and related rules permitted under recent Maryland legislation.
City planning staff briefed the Council on statutory changes that took effect after the state legalized standard (recreational) cannabis dispensaries and later clarified municipal options. The state framework establishes a baseline 500‑foot separation between dispensaries and “sensitive uses” (schools, childcare, parks, places of worship…
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