Zoning only chance to have local say on medical marijuana

Whether you're excited for the prospect of medical marijuana soon being made available in Maryland or staunchly against the idea, the reality is it's coming to neighborhoods near you soon.

Legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis will allow medical marijuana to be dispensed to qualified patients by 2017, and over the summer, policies and regulations were adopted to bring distribution of marijuana for medicinal use in the state closer to reality. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has said it will issue up to 94 dispensary licenses and an additional 15 separate licenses for growers that will also dispense the drug, as well as an unlimited number of processing licenses. The department began accepting applications Sept. 28 and has set Nov. 6 as the deadline for applications.

Since then, at least one Carroll County municipality — Westminster — has been approached by people interested in setting...

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