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Madison County holds first reading on zoning changes to accommodate state medical cannabis businesses; debate centers on dispensaries
Summary
The fiscal court held first reading of Ordinance 2024‑15 to amend land‑use rules to define and permit various state‑licensed medical cannabis business types; magistrates debated how dispensaries should be handled in unincorporated county areas and the ordinance will return for a second reading.
Madison County Fiscal Court held first reading Tuesday of Ordinance 2024‑15, a proposed amendment to the county’s Land Development and Subdivision Regulations to add definitions and allowed/conditional uses for state‑licensed medical cannabis businesses.
County staff said the planning commission recommended designating cannabis cultivators, processors and producers as conditional uses in certain unincorporated zones and permitting them in other…
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