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Greenville council approves ordinances to allow and regulate marihuana retail establishments

Greenville City Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The Greenville City Council on July 16 adopted two ordinances to permit marihuana retailers in a new North Lafayette zoning district and to establish municipal licensing and operational rules for adult-use marihuana businesses; both passed 5–1 with Councilperson Lehman opposing.

The Greenville City Council on July 16 adopted two ordinances to allow and regulate marihuana retail establishments in the city.

The council approved Ordinance 24-10, an amendment to Chapter 46 (Zoning) creating a North Lafayette District to permit medical provisioning centers and marihuana retailers with site development, signage and buffering requirements. The ordinance sets a 200-foot separation between provisioning centers or marihuana retailers and a 1,000-foot buffer from schools and licensed commercial day-care facilities, and requires that signs not advertise specific marihuana products, prices or specials.

Council also adopted Ordinance…

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