Pinellas Park regulates Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers under its Land Development Code, mirroring Florida's pharmacy zoning standards required by FS 381.986. Dispensaries must locate at least 500 feet from public or private schools and follow city zoning placement rules.
Florida Statute 381.986(11)(b) requires that local governments treat Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (MMTCs) the same as licensed pharmacies for zoning purposes, except that they may not be within 500 feet of a public or private school. Pinellas Park applies its commercial zoning categories under the Land Development Code (Chapter 18) to dispensary placement, allowing them in commercial districts where pharmacies are permitted. The city cannot impose stricter zoning unless it bans dispensaries entirely, which would forfeit eligibility for state medical marijuana sales tax revenue under prior versions of the law.
Operating a dispensary without state MMTC licensure or in violation of the 500-foot school buffer can result in zoning citations, license revocation by the Florida Department of Health, and closure orders.
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