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Temporary Moratorium on City Consideration of Applications by Businesses Related to the Cannabis Industry - For the purpose of adopting a temporary moratorium on the processing, review, and approval of applications, site plans, permits, and other authorizations for the location, construction, and selling of cannabis for nine months to allow the City sufficient time to enact reasonable, thoughtful, and lawful zoning requirements and other regulations pertaining thereto as deemed necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Resolution 10-24
Introduced by: Alderwoman Tierney
Co-sponsored by:
A RESOLUTION concerning
Temporary Moratorium on City Consideration of Applications by Businesses Related to the Cannabis Industry
FOR the purpose of adopting a temporary moratorium on the processing, review, and approval of applications, site plans, permits, and other authorizations for the location, construction, and selling of cannabis for nine months to allow the City sufficient time to enact reasonable, thoughtful, and lawful zoning requirements and other regulations pertaining thereto as deemed necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
WHEREAS, Under Local Government Article ? 5-202 and ? 5-204 of the Maryland Code, the City of Annapolis may enact local laws to preserve peace and good order, secure persons and property, protect the health and convenience of residents, and establish and regulate markets in the City to do so; and
WHEREAS, On November 8, 2022, Maryland voters passed a ballot referendum legalizing cannabis use for individuals age 21 and older as of July 1, 2023, which was followed by the Maryland General Assembly enacting comprehensive cannabis reform statutes during the 2023 legislative session under House Bill 556 and Senate Bill 516; and
WHEREAS, On May 3, 2023, the Governor of Maryland signed into law the Maryland Cannabis Reform Act, Acts of Maryland ("Chapte...
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