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Citrus County bans new medical-marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas; existing locations may remain
Summary
The county amended its land-development code to remove medical marijuana treatment centers from multiple commercial and mixed-use zoning districts, effectively barring new dispensaries in unincorporated Citrus County; the board voted 5–0 after hearing from the Anti-Drug Coalition and residents.
The Board of County Commissioners adopted a Land Development Code amendment that removes medical marijuana treatment centers (MMTCs) from several commercial, mixed-use and other zoning categories in the unincorporated county, effectively preventing new dispensaries from opening outside city limits.
County legal staff told the board state law requires the county either to regulate MMTCs exactly like pharmacies or to ban them.…
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