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Planning Commission splits over cannabis rules; staff to relay mixed feedback to council
Summary
With the state set to begin licensing cannabis, the commission debated buffers, whether to treat cannabis as general retail or define dispensaries separately, and where dispensaries should be allowed; outcome: mixed consensus (several favor downtown+highway commercial with no buffers, others favor highway‑only or buffers), and staff will report the commission’s views to council.
Planning staff opened a timely discussion about local zoning options for cannabis ahead of the moratorium expiration at year‑end and the Office of Cannabis Management’s upcoming license issuance. Staff summarized the two main options: treat cannabis as general retail (allowed wherever retail is permitted) or create a separate definition for a cannabis dispensary and limit that use to designated districts (for instance, highway…
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