Florida Statute 381.986 restricts Seminole's authority over Medical Marijuana Treatment Center dispensaries. The city must treat MMTCs the same as pharmacies in zoning, or ban them entirely. No middle-ground regulation is permitted.
Under FS 381.986(11), Florida municipalities have a binary choice regarding medical marijuana dispensaries: either ban them outright within the jurisdiction or zone them under the same standards applied to licensed pharmacies. Seminole cannot impose dispensary-specific spacing requirements, hours-of-operation limits, or other special conditions beyond what applies to pharmacies. The city has historically been cautious about commercial cannabis activity. Recreational sales remain prohibited statewide. Any future shift in Florida law would require Seminole to revisit zoning authority.
Operating a dispensary outside state licensure is a felony under FS 893.13; municipalities lack authority to impose civil zoning fines beyond pharmacy parity.
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