Miami-Dade treats Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers as pharmacies under FL §381.986 pharmacy parity. Retail dispensing is allowed in commercial and business zones where pharmacies operate. Cultivation and processing are allowed in industrial and agricultural districts subject to standard zoning.
Under FL §381.986(11), local governments must regulate MMTCs no more restrictively than pharmacies for retail dispensing, allowing them in any commercial zone where pharmacies are permitted. Miami-Dade unincorporated zoning permits dispensaries in BU-1, BU-1A, BU-2, and BU-3 business districts and selected mixed-use zones. Cultivation and processing facilities are not pharmacy-equivalent and must locate in IU-1 or IU-2 industrial or AU agricultural zones, subject to setbacks, odor controls, and security plans. Drive-throughs and on-site consumption are not permitted. Constituent cities like Miami Beach and Coral Gables have adopted total MMTC bans, which §381.986 expressly allows.
Operating in a non-permitted zone triggers Code Compliance citations, OMMU license action, and zoning enforcement requiring relocation or shutdown.
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