Lynn allows adult-use cannabis retail, and several stores operate, by special permit from the City Council in designated business and industrial districts. Retailers sign a host community agreement, and Lynn levies the 3% local cannabis tax.
Lynn embraced adult-use retail after Massachusetts' 2016 legalization (Question 4) and now has multiple licensed dispensaries. Under the Zone Ordinance, marijuana establishments are allowed by special permit from the City Council in business and industrial districts (including the B, B3, BSBZ, CBD, LI, and HI districts), subject to the 500-foot buffer from K-12 schools that is the maximum a municipality may require under MGL c.94G §3. Operators must negotiate a host community agreement with the city and hold a Cannabis Control Commission license. Lynn adopted the 3% local-option cannabis sales tax on top of the state's 10.75% excise and 6.25% sales tax.
Operating without a special permit, CCC license, or host community agreement draws enforcement to cease operations. Buffer or condition violations can revoke the special permit.
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