Dunedin allows medical marijuana dispensaries anywhere a pharmacy may locate, as required by Florida Statute 381.986. The city dropped its initial moratorium in 2018 and instead controls dispensaries through hours, loitering, and other operational rules.
Florida Statute 381.986(11) preempts most local regulation of Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers and requires that any city allowing dispensaries must permit them in the same zoning categories as pharmacies and may not impose stricter restrictions. After initially considering a moratorium, the Dunedin Commission voted 4-1 in 2018 to allow medical marijuana dispensing anywhere in the city that a pharmacy may locate. The city directs dispensary operators to comply with state buffering from schools (typically 500 feet under state rule), state security and signage requirements, and city operational standards covering hours, loitering, and parking. Recreational sales remain prohibited statewide.
Operating without an MMTC license is a state offense. Local code violations involving hours, signage, or loitering can lead to fines and code-enforcement orders against the dispensary.
See how other cities in Pinellas County handle dispensary zoning.
See how Dunedin's dispensary zoning rules stack up against other locations.
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