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Council adopts ordinance to authorize medical cannabis pharmacies, sets buffer rules
Summary
Council approved Ordinance 2025-17 to authorize and regulate medical cannabis pharmacies; staff noted no pending applications and that state law prevents an outright ban but allows local regulation including buffer distances from schools and residential zones.
City staff summarized Ordinance 2025-17, which would authorize medical cannabis pharmacies in Hyde Park and add local regulations within the constraints of state law. Staff noted the city currently has no pending dispensary applications and that the ordinance lays out allowed locations and distances from sensitive uses.
Council member David highlighted buffer provisions in the ordinance noting pharmacies cannot be within 200 feet of community locations (schools, daycare, churches, libraries) or 600 feet of areas zoned primarily residential. The council moved to adopt the ordinance; the motion passed 4-0.
