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  • (1) The operation of a medical cannabis pharmacy:
    • (a) shall be a permitted use:
      • (i) in any zone, overlay, or district within the municipality or county except for a primarily residential zone; and
      • (ii) on land that the municipality or county has not zoned; and
    • (b) is subject to the land use regulations, as defined in Sections 10-9a-103 and 17-27a-103, that apply in the underlying zone.
  • (2) A municipality or county may not:
    • (a) on the sole basis that the applicant or medical cannabis pharmacy violates federal law regarding the legal status of cannabis, deny or revoke:
      • (i) a land use permit, as that term is defined in Sections 10-9a-103 and 17-27a-103, to operate a medical cannabis pharmacy; or
      • (ii) a business license to operate a medical cannabis pharmacy;
    • (b) require a certain distance between a medical cannabis pharmacy and:
      • (i) another medical cannabis pharmacy;
      • (ii) a cannabis production establishment;
      • (iii) a retail tobacco specialty business, as that term is defined in Section 26-62-103; or
      • (iv) an outlet, as that term is defined in Section 32B-1-202; or
    • (c) in accordance with Subsections 10-9a-509(1) and 17-27a-508(1), enforce a land use regulation against a medical cannabis pharmacy that was not in effect on the day on which the medical cannabis pharmacy submitted a complete land use application.
  • (3)
    • (a) A municipality or county may enact an ordinance that:
      • (i) is not in conflict with this chapter; and
      • (ii) governs the time, place, or manner of medical cannabis pharmacy operations in the municipality or county.
    • (b) An ordinance that a municipality or county enacts under Subsection (3)(a) may not restrict the hours of operation from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  • (4) An applicant for a land use permit to operate a medical cannabis pharmacy shall comply with the land use requirements and application process described in:
    • (a)Title 10, Chapter 9a, Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act, including Section 10-9a-528; and
    • (b)Title 17, Chapter 27a, County Land Use, Development, and Management Act, including Section 17-27a-525.




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